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81Lao Folktales : The Mango Tree
A real mango tree! There once a beautiful mango tree that grew in the jungle near a village. Each and every year when its fruit was in season, the children from the village would run into the jungle...
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80The Tale of Three Trees, A Christmas Classic
A review of the book, The Tale of Three Trees, as retold by Angela Elwell Hunt, and how it relates to the meaning of the Easter story.
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88Japanese Koi Tattoos
See the beautiful Japanese tattoo designs known as koi, the sacred carp. Learn about these colorful fish tattoos and their meanings.
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83The Leprechaun: An Irish Legend
We have all seen him, Lucky the Leprechaun, on every box of Lucky Charms, from as far back as anyone can really remember. He has changed a bit over the years, but he is still easily recognizable to most of...
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95philippine folklore: or the stuff filipino nightmares and fantasy are made of
Philippine folklore, as in other cultures, is predominantly about heaven and hell, good and evil. A duality that is present in most things. And similarly, it too has survived a long history of dominations and...
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83The Banshee: An Irish Legend
Most of us have heard of a Banshee. Close your eyes. What sort of image does that word bring about? Banshee. What does your mind see? A floating, misty figure howling through the woods? Well, you are...
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74Urban Legends: Fact or fiction
Urban legends, according to Snopes.com, are "...narratives which put our fears and concerns into the form of stories or are tales which we use to confirm the rightness of our world view." A good example of...
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81Why I Write: A Reflection
Having reached my 49th Hub and completing the 30/30 Hubchallenge, I thought about maybe taking a week off or so, basking in the satisfaction of a job well done and just laying myself off on...
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76The Legend of Rhampsinitos
There is an old quotation from H. M. Field that comes to mind, when thinking upon the folktales that have survived from ancient Egypt. It goes like this: "I have come to Egypt to learn something of the...
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74Review of Haroun and the Sea of Stories
The excesses of Rushdie’s imagination are both the strength and weakness of this novel.The Shah of BlahHaroun is more accessible than some of Rushdie’s other novels, which should make it a good starting...
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