The Creation Legend of the Yup’ik People
The Creation Legend of the Yup’ik People Yup’ik People – Alaska / Siberia Raven flew over the water and wondered what he was going…
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The Ants and the Treasure
The Ants and the Treasure Yoruba People – Nigeria / Benin / Ghana / Togo There once was a poor man who was very…
The Foolish Brahmins
The Foolish Brahmins India There were once four Brahmin friends who lived in a village. Three of them were men of great erudition, who…
Erysichthon of Thessaly and Mestra
Erysichthon of Thessaly and Mestra Classical Greece Erysichthon, King of Thessaly, had never felt the slightest respect for the gods. What is more, he…
Mariang Makiling, the Fairy of the Mountain
Mariang Makiling, the Fairy of the Mountain Tagalog – Philippines South of Lake Laguna, on the island of Luzon, in the Philippines, stands the…
The Ten Thousand Creatures of the Universe
The Ten Thousand Creatures of the Universe Taoism Mr. T’ien, of the Ch’i State, was holding an ancestral banquet in his hall, to which…