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Yaksa-part6

After he stayed there for about 1 year, one day, the boy ran into the cave and told him, “The wind is blowing from the north. It’s the time to leave. Please come with me.” One the road to the sea,...

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Yaksa-part1

Long long ago, there lived a young business man Mr. Xu in Jiao Zhou. He often travelled to foreign countries by boat to do business. One time, a gale took his boat to an island. When he opened his eyes,...

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Dying Together

Many years ago there lived an old man Mr. Zhu in the ZhuVillage. He died at 55 because of a serious sickness. When his family was busy in making arrangement for his funeral, something strange happened. ...

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Fox’s Revenge

Many years ago, there lived a lot of foxes in the city hall of Zun Hua. At some point, those foxes even occupied a whole building. Moreover, they often went out and did bad things to local people. Local...

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Spoonerisms: Tongue-tied Tales and Fables

What's a spoonerism, you might ask? If you were to rephrase that question, "sput's a woonerism," then it would be obvious you're already familiar with these phonetic manglings nicknamed after the Reverend William Archibald Spooner, who had a knack for turning the English language on its ear.

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Lao Folktales : The Crescent Moon Comb

Author's Note: A word about mia noi or minor wives For married men to have minor wives is a common practice in both Thai and Lao societies. A minor wife is a mistress in which a married man will have in...

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The 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.

20 comments    religion christmas jesus christ
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Songs from the Devil's Castle

Geert Vilain is a singer-songwriter who works in Ghent, in Flanders (the Dutch speaking part of Belgium)... But is he also a serial killer? Free downloads and creepy soundscapes for a murder and mystery party!

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Princess and Monkey, an Indonesian Folktale

PRINCESS AND MONKEY, AN INDONESIAN FOLK TALE      A long time ago in west Java there was a kingdom.  The king was Prabu Tapak Agung.  He had two beautiful daughters and no son.  Purba...

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The 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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