Long, long ago, there was a flock of a thousand parrots that would fly far away to feed on fruits. One of the parrots was lame. He could not fly too far. One day, the lame parrot flew over to Maliyapuram. He spotted Muttu Chettiyar’s daughter combing her hair on the seventh story of their Read more…

Long ago, in a small town, there lived a mother and a daughter, who were ardent devotees of the Sun god. They would donate everything in honor of the Sun god, which left them with only two rice cakes to eat. One day, the daughter started feeling hungry after her mother went to work. Unable Read more…

Once upon a time, a baniya, or a moneylender, overtook a farmer on his way down a country road. The moneylender was constantly muttering something to himself. Apparently, he hadn’t had a single chance to make money that day. Suddenly, it dawned on him that he could probably use the farmer to earn some money. 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…