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87The legend of Lake Toba, an Indonesian folk tale
The legend of Lake Toba, an Indonesian folk tale Once upon a time there was a prosperous village in a far away island called Sumatra. In northern part of the island, lived a farmer whose name was Toba. He lived alone in a hut by a...
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81The Emergence of Lake Rawa Pening, an Indonesian Folk tale
Courtesy of PDPhoto.org THE EMERGENCE OF LAKE RAWA PENING , AN INDONESIAN FOLK TALE Once upon a time in old Java there was a village. Pening was its name. Pening was a prosperous village. The land was...
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82Western Dragon Mythology
What Is A Dragon? What are dragons? Do they actually exist or they just another sample drawn out of a human imagination? For centuries these creatures have influenced the human culture. From the early Mayan and the Chinese culture to the western...
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79Meet the Caracara: Mexico's National Bird
No, Our National Bird is Not the Fly! Someone once asked me if the national bird of Australia was the fly. It isn’t, of course, although people might be forgiven for suggesting it would make the ideal choice as the pesky insects are everywhere....
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77"Friday the 13th" & other SUPERSTITIONS
Within the spooky world of the Superstitious, Friday the 13th. is a day of dread and disaster. Believers everywhere are on high alert, checking their schedules and bracing themselves for what evil, misfortune or dastardly deed may befall them. On...
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80The Legend of Mount Tangkuban Perahu
Courtesy of PDPhoto.org THE LEGEND OF MOUNT TANGKUBAN PERAHU Once upon a time in west Java, Indonesia lived a wise king who had a beautiful daughter. Her name was Dayang Sumbi. She liked weaving very much. ...
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77Michigan Ghost Story: The Ghost of Minnie Quay
There are hundreds of ghost stories that circulate throughout Michigan. Most of them are pure legend. Some are based loosely on facts, but some are founded entirely in truth. My personal favorite is the story of Minnie Quay. Whether or not you...
20 comments77The legend of Crying Stones
THE LEGEND OF CRYING STONES A long long time ago in west Sumatra, Indonesia there was a fisherman and his wife who lived in a village by the sea. They had only one son. His name was Malin Kundang. They lived a...
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75We Who Hunt Werewolves part Two
This is my second in my three part series on the truth behind some of the werewolf legends.
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76Earth Mysteries: Argentina’s Calingasta Valley
As we continue our investigation into many different types of Earth anomalies and mysteries we cannot over look some of the most intriguing yet unexplained mysteries. Argentina’s Calingasta Valley is one of them anomalies that deserve its own explanation
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