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Yeo Ka?
“I fear Fear itself, mother! Every night I hear it on our way back home at that hour that is the darkest before dawn."
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The Legend of Tomiris, Queen of the Massagetae
During the reign of the Achaemenid king of kings, Kir II, whom they also call Cyrus the Great, there lived a warrior queen of the Massagetae Saka…
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Guest Post: Baale and Mugudu
Contributed by Dejappa Shetty Pejathimar
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A Fierceness of Dragons
They had never seen an animal so large, nor any so terrifyingly magnificent.
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The Revenge of the Shellycoat
A bunch of shells clicked and clacked at the entrance and a terrible shrieking cackle, set off by the opening door, made us jump out of our skins as we…
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Where's the Pithe?!
The next morning, the old man gets up and says, “Where are the pithe?”
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Guest Post: The Song of the Merchant Ship
Contributed by Subramanian Subramanian
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The Snake and the Frightened Soul
"Sundori’s soul was hiding,” said Lokkhi. “No one knew where.”
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Guest Post: Dooma's Story
Contributed by Dejappa D. Shetty
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The Lord of the Winds
He did not know it, but his goats had led him to the enchanted abode of the Lord of the Winds, the mighty Rakshas king who ruled the winds of the…
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A Fistful of Dust
The Tiger has called in Shantipur / And magnificent is his roar!
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Woman's Food
The old woman trembled, afraid of her own anger. Nothing good comes of challenging the gods, she knew...
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