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Oral Traditions

Dai Folktales

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

37 Folktales
Buffalo and the Buddha dai lue

Buffalo and the Buddha

Collection of some Tai Buddhist stories

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The Legend of Ya Huanhao dai le

The Legend of Ya Huanhao

When the Rice Goddess challenged the Buddha

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The Wisest Man in Siam thai

The Wisest Man in Siam

A Siamese folktale

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Stubby Tail Sweeps the Grave zhuang

Stubby Tail Sweeps the Grave

A Zhuang Folktale

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The Silver Oyster and the Dragon Princess shan

The Silver Oyster and the Dragon Princess

A Shan Buddhist Folktale

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The Two Brothers zhuang

The Two Brothers

A Zhuang Folktale about two poor brothers

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The Legend of Boh Han Me shan

The Legend of Boh Han Me

This story is about the bravest military general of Shan State

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Why Do We Have Thunder and Lightning thai

Why Do We Have Thunder and Lightning

A Siamese folktale

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The Story of Arganee shan

The Story of Arganee

A Shan Buddhist Folktale against Incest

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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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Nang Kam Aung shan

Nang Kam Aung

This story is about a woman who conquered fate

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There Is No Such Thing as a Secret thai

There Is No Such Thing as a Secret

A Siamese fairy tale on the secret of a King

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