Once upon a time, there lived a greedy goldsmith in a remote village. And it wasn’t just the goldsmith. Even the other villagers had become greedy and evil over time. Meanwhile, the goldsmith continued to lead a prosperous life, getting incredibly fat due to his great appetite. The goldsmith had just one friend in the Read more…

A long time ago, there lived a prosperous landlord. He owned several hectares of land stretching across various villages. However, given his stingy personality, no one came forward to cultivate his farms. Besides, he was anything but kind to his tenants. His miserliness left his lands barren and uncultivated. All irrigation channels and water tanks Read more…

Moldhin Chan was a very beautiful and clever girl who lived with her family on the banks of the Imphal River. One day, on her way back home, Moldhin Chan heard loud cheers coming from a huge crowd gathered at a distance. Driven by curiosity, Moldhin walked over to the crowd, where she met Yan Read more…

Chhara and Nahaia were two brothers who lived on the banks of the Tlawng river. Chhara was the younger of the two and easily the more gullible of the duo. He easily fell for his elder brother’s traps. His older brother even tricked him into conceding the bigger house from their father’s inheritance. However, Chhara’s Read more…

Once upon a time, there lived a king who would go around the city in disguise at night looking for adventures. One evening, while on his usual stroll, he came across four young girls. The girls were involved in a deep conversation in a garden. Curious to know what the discussion was about, the king Read more…

Long, long ago, there lived a king with his only daughter. The little princess and the minister’s daughter played together and went to the same guru for their lessons. The guru always blessed the princess that she would marry a corpse. On the other hand, he blessed the minister’s daughter that she would marry a Read more…

Once upon a time, a king and a queen lived with their only daughter in a small kingdom. Unfortunately, the queen fell terminally ill. On her death bed, she requested the king to take care of their daughter and keep her away from all troubles. The king remarried and his new queen started to take Read more…

A long, long time ago, people believed that anything on earth could be turned into gold through a complicated process. This process was known as alchemy. In a small village, visible no more than a dot on the map of Arunachal Pradesh, lived a man called Tapi. Tapi believed that he had what it took Read more…

King Vijay Chandra, who ruled the Kingdom of Dolakpur, always liked to harass his personal attendants by assigning them tough jobs. Overburdened with too many jobs, the servants pleaded to be relieved. The king would then relieve them from their jobs after chopping off their right ears. He then preserved those chopped ears in jars.  Read more…

Once upon a time, a merchant lived in a village with his four sons. As he grew old, he divided his property among his sons. The first son inherited his money-lending business and the second one took over his grocery shop. Likewise, the third son got the cloth shop while the fourth son received the Read more…