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68The Story of Sumantri and Sukosrono
Sumantri and Sukosrono in Javanese shadow play. THE STORY OF SUMANTRI AND SUKROSRONO Sumantri and Sukosrono were brothers. Sumantri was the eldest son of Begawan Suwondo, a Hindu priest who lived in a small village in the country of Maespati. He...
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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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65New Year's Superstitions from the Old South
Although I live in the Midwestern section of the United States, my parent's roots are deeply seated in the South. Southern folk lore and superstitions were a part of our daily lives. When I was growing up, my brothers and I were reminded on each...
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57How To Engage The Children Beneficially With Golu Dolls?
One of the Nava Rathiri Golu dolls is an image of the crow with a stone in its beak sitting on a clay pot with water. This image reminds every one what we learnt about the intelligence of the crow to get the water out of the pot by dropping numerous...
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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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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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73Types Of Stories
A story is a tale which describes a single or many incidents and involves a plot, characters and dialogues. There are many different types of stories but mainly they are of two types: fiction and non-fiction. The fiction stories are based on total...
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74The Second Atlantis
Atlantis is not the only legend of a lost island civilization. Hy brasil is often referred to as the second Atlantis. What lies behind this legend and is it linked to the country of Brazil?
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64Who is the Monkey Man of New Dehli
Who is the monkey man of New Delhi? An urban legend, mass hysteria or a real creature? According to the evolution theory we all came from apes. So could the monkey an be from this...
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64Pumpkin Pumpkin Pumpkin
This time of year, these blustery, fiery-colored months of October, every one is gearing up for the season: Pumpkin Season! A personal favorite of mine, this is the time when adults and kids alike gather their...
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