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How Rivers Came to Exist an Assamese folk tale

How Rivers Came to Exist | A Folk Tale from Assam

A long time ago, there lived an old couple. One day, the old lady asked her husband to figure out a way for their children to get a good, constant supply of food after they pass away. The old man traveled for eight days to meet Kuber, the god of wealth, and got the seedlings Read more…

The Larger Share is an Assamese folk tale

The Larger Share | A Folk Tale from Assam

A long time ago, there lived an old man with his wife near a jungle. One day, while working in his field, a deer limped across from his field. The deer had apparently been wounded by a hunter. The old man killed the deer by hitting the animal on its head with a hoe. He Read more…