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ZISTWAR NAE DAN PYEDIBWA SANDEGOU The little girl who was swallowed by a tree

admin — Fri, 13 May 2022 21:21:00 +0000

A little girl is sent to fetch her mother’s washing by the river. She is swallowed by a tree. She sings from inside the tree and an old man hears her. He goes to fetch the king who warns him that his head will be chopped off if the tree doesn’t sing. The tree only sings when the old man’s head has been chopped off. The king has the tree chopped down and the girl rescued.

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FIY KI PLER LARZAN The girl whose tears was money

admin — Wed, 11 May 2022 21:21:00 +0000

Three sisters marry the king’s cook, the king’s butler, and the youngest sister marries the king himself. The youngest sister wished to give birth to a girl who sheds tears of money, and two boys, one with a moon on his forehead, the other with a star. It comes to pass and the elder sisters dispose of the babies, replacing them with dogs. The king has the queen tied to a tree and spat on by the public. The children are rescued by an old Indian, and they have several aventures, and are eventually reunited with their parents, with the help of the dancing water, the mellon with pearls and the talking bird.

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POLEN EK POLIN The Maiden without Hands

admin — Tue, 10 May 2022 21:21:00 +0000

A brother and sister live together in great harmony. The sister persuades the brother to get married so she can have a companion. The wife ends up being jealous of the relationship between brother and sister, and kills her husband’s dog, and then their first child, blaming it on the sister. The brother cuts off his sister’s hands and banishes her to the forest, where she is rescued by a king and she becomes his mistress. she bears him 3 children, but during his absence, his servants chase her out of the castle. Back into the forest, her hands are divinely restored and eventually, she is reunited with the king who make her his wife.

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SA MARK LAVERITE The children with the moon and star on their foreheads

admin — Mon, 09 May 2022 21:21:00 +0000

There were 3 sisters, named Baset, Daset and Kaset. The other two wished for rice and water that could replenish themselves, whilst the youngest wished for children that would be born with the moon and stars on their foreheads. It came to pass. One of the sisters steals Kaset’s infants and set them adrift in a box. they are rescued by an old lady. When they grow up, they go adventuring and bump into their father, who takes them to his house. They refuse to eat until they know the reason for tying up the woman they have seen behind the house. When they are told the story, they remove their turbans and reveal the moon and star on their forehead, and their mother who had been tied up, recognizes them. They are all reconciled.

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ZAKOB The boy who rode an eagle to rescue a princess

admin — Sat, 07 May 2022 21:21:00 +0000

A young man reads about a princess stolen by a giant. He goes in search of her, and after rescuing some baby eagles from 2 serpents, he is helped by the eagle clan to kill the giant and rescue the princess the day before the giant was to wed the princess.

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MSYE SAVARSAL Mr. Savarsal

admin — Wed, 04 May 2022 21:21:00 +0000

A strong man meets 3 men of supernatural talents who are defeated by a dwarf, but whom he overcomes. He seeks the dwarf in his lair to rescue a princess, whom he marries. (Similar to Philippino story of Carancal)

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MARI EK LANMAL LAPO BOURIK The chest made from a magic donkey skin

admin — Tue, 03 May 2022 21:21:00 +0000

A king wants to marry his daughter who so resembles her dead mother. The girl tells him she will marry him on condition that he does all she says. After wishing for 3 magnificent dresses, which the king obtains from his magic donkey, the girl tells him that she wants a chest made from the magic donkey’s skin. the father complies and the girl flees on the donkey chest with her 3 dresses. She lands in a kingdom where the prince eventually discovers her identity and marries her.

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PRENSES ZORANZ The princess in the orange

admin — Mon, 02 May 2022 21:21:00 +0000

A princess conjured from a magic orange is usurped by a negress servant who sticks a pin into her head, whereupon she turns into a bird. The negress replaces the princess as the prince’s wife, but is punished when the prince removes the pin from the bird’s head, restoring the usurped bride.

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SANDRIYONN ANBA PANNYEN Cinderella beneath the basket

admin — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 21:21:00 +0000

A woman with two daughters remarries after her first husband dies, and has a third daughter. She treats the third child badly. One day the king gives a ball for his son to choose a bride. A magic crab provides clothes and transportation for the third daughter to go to the ball. The prince is enamoured of her, but she goes away before midnight. At the second ball, she leaves behind her shoe as advised by the crab. The prince’s dog finds her and returns the shoe to her, after which the prince decides to marry her. But the King’s ministers forbid the wedding because of unequal ranks. A nearby princess is chosen as bride. On the day of the wedding, the crab becomes a fairy godmother and takes the forsaken girl to the church, where the wedding is interrupted and she takes the place of the princess.

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MAKAYA The cinder girl who married a prince

admin — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 21:21:00 +0000

A wicked aunt treats her niece badly and favours her three daughters. The niece, called Makaya, gets the help of an old grandmother to go to the ball. The prince falls in love with her, and when she leaves at midnight, leaving her shoe behind, the king’s men do the shoe-fitting test. Makaya is married to the prince, but the wicked aunt pushes a pin into her head and she is transformed into a parrot. The aunt replaces Makaya with her daughter. The parrot haunts the palace until the prince removes the pin from its head and it transforms back into Makaya. The false bride is beheaded and sent to the mother on a platter.

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