Once a king on a hunt came to a clearing in a forest where he was enchanted by the peace that reigned there. In a little hut there dwelt an old man, who did not seem to have a care in the world. Then...
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How The Pheasant Got Red Eyes
"Don't go that way," said the kalij pheasant to the piura bird. "There is a snare.""Where is it?" said the piura, "I would like to see the snare."And he went looking for the snare until he blundered right...
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Flat-Nose
The leopard is called Nepte, or Flat-Nose, in the district of Sindhu-Palchok. This is how he got the name.In the beginning the leopard was unable to climb trees. One day he persuaded a cat to show him...
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The Rat
There was once a rat, who thought that he must have none other than the king's daughter for his wife. So, he went to the king and proposed to wed the princess. Said the rat to the king, "You are the greatest...
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The Hunter And The Tiger
One day a man was out hunting birds in the forest when he came upon a tiger. The tiger was about to pounce upon him when the man proposed that they should not hurt each other but become friends. The tiger liked the idea and said: "All right, but you...
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Nyalmu, The Wild Man
Once upon a time a group of villagers on their way to the frontier town of Kuti in Tibet to exchange their grain for salt came to a cave not far from where the village of Melamchi stands today in the...
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The Blind Man And His Brothers
Once upon a time there were seven brothers - one of them was blind, another was a cripple. As soon as their father died, five of the brothers got together and they threw out the two weak ones without...
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A Clever Daughter
A long time ago there was an old man who had four sons and one daughter. The daughter lived with her husband in a distant place while the sons and their wives lived in their father's house. But neither...
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The Handsome husband
Once there was a most beautiful princess. Her father the king was very fond of her and his only desire was to marry her to the wisest person on the earth. So he asked his ministers to find a suitable husband for his daughter. The ministers went in all...
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How The Yetis Killed Themselves
Long, long ago a large number of yetis or abominable snowmen lived in the mountains of Khumbu.All day long the yetis watched the villagers at their work and when night fell they came down the mountain....
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The Pheasant And The Vixen
Once a vixen was very friendly with a pheasant and became her meet ritually, so that there was no secret between them and they shared their joys and sorrows.One day the pheasant laid some eggs. When the...
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Why The Cock Crows
In the beginning there was no fire in heaven nor light on earth. One day God sent for a cock and told him to fetch fire, but he was warned not to make a noise while he was down on the earth. The cock...
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God, Man And Mouse
In the hoary past when the gods and men moved together, there was a man who had married a goddess.One day the god, the man's father-in-law, came down to earth and asked him to go hunting together. After they had walked for a while, the god said to the...
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The Gift Of The Goddess
Long ago a man of Banepa was walking across the fields one night when he met a woman with a baby in her arms. Seeing him she said."Will you please carry the baby for me?"The man took the baby without...
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The Bear and the Jackal
Once a bear and a jackal became meet or ritual brothers. Before long, however, it became apparent to the jackal that the bear was not brotherly at all. So, before his meet was able to harm him, he went into a field of red pepper and pretended to eat...
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