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Oral Traditions

Dai Folktales

Traditional stories, ancient myths, and ancestral fables passed down through generations.

36 Folktales
The Two Sisters zhuang

The Two Sisters

A Zhuang Folktale

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Stubby Tail Sweeps the Grave zhuang

Stubby Tail Sweeps the Grave

A Zhuang Folktale

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Elder Brother Has No Nose zhuang

Elder Brother Has No Nose

A Zhuang Folktale

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How the King of Pagan caught the thief? shan

How the King of Pagan caught the thief?

A Shan Folktale

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How the world was created? shan

How the world was created?

The Genesis Story

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The Sparrow's Wonderful Brood shan

The Sparrow's Wonderful Brood

A Shan Buddhist Folktale

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The Story of the Tortoise shan

The Story of the Tortoise

An Ancient Dai Folktale

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How the Hare deceived the Tiger shan

How the Hare deceived the Tiger

A story highlighting importance of wisdom over raw power

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The Widow and the Dragon dai le

The Widow and the Dragon

This story tells the origin of the relationship between Dai Le and Hua Lisu people

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The Gourd Genesis dai le

The Gourd Genesis

How humanity was saved by a Gourd

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The Great Flood and the Siblings dai le

The Great Flood and the Siblings

A story of how two siblings repopulated the world after a catastrophe

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The Dog who saved Humanity dai le

The Dog who saved Humanity

This story is about a dog who saved entire human race from catastrophic event

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