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Long, long ago in the far east of Bhutan there lived a man called Bongbula. He was the eldest among three brothers. Of the three he was tall, muscular and handsome. But what is the use, if he is not able to fulfill his ultimate dream to get married and rear his own family. Forget about a date, none of his village girls would even dare to look at his eyes. Read more »

Hop! Hop! Hop! Jump! Jump! Jump! Out came Mem Tak-Tak Pa – the old toad from his small marshy pond. The pond, formed of an accumulation of water that oozed out from the base of a huge old willow tree had few water lilies sprouting out and thick grasses surrounding it. With branches of willow drooping over the pond, it served a perfect home for Mem Tak-Tak Pa. Read more »

Once, a hare was hopping along the path when it came face to face with a huge tiger. The tiger seized the hare and said that he was going to eat it.

“Please, please! Spare me,” said the hare holding up his thumbs in supplication. Read more »

Drukda was worried. Something was eating away at the edges of his mind. He did not know what. He had awoken at the sounds of the first calls of the morning birds. A young Drukpa soldier, Drukda had been trained to listen to the voices of the morning, the heartbeat of the earth, the veiled messages that a scurrying rodent brings in its sprint. Read more »

In a small village lived two men called Kumbu and Kuchu. They were best of friends and were always seen together. They used to go to the nearby villages to earn their living. Once they were returning home from another village when they met a rich man. The man gave them some flour. They decided to bake pancakes for their dinner.  Read more »

Once there was a man who had a special sword which was passed down to him by his father. It was a family heirloom. The man was invincible in sword fight owing to the special sword. Read more »

Long ago there lived a king in a certain kingdom. Now the king had a secret, which he succeeded in hiding it even from his queen. But he could not hide it from one man – his own trusted chamberlain. He made his chamberlain swear that he would not disclose it to anyone. The chamberlain held unto the secret for a long time. However, one day when he found out Read more »

A weary traveler was returning from his business trip. He was very tired because he had run a whole day for some bandits had attacked his caravan and looted all his goods. The running had worn him out and the lack of food had exhausted him, so he fell asleep as soon as he came near a cave. The traveler did not know that the cave was inhibited by an evil spirit. Read more »

Once there was a dove couple who lived on high trees by the edge of the valley. They lived very happily. They sang to each other in their marvelous voices and enjoyed each other’s company. All the people in that valley enjoyed the song of these doves. The days passed by and they had two offspring. Everyday they flew over the hills and valleys to find food for their babies. Read more »

In the days of yore when our forefathers used to trade with the Tibetans in the north, there are tales of humour and wit our old ancestors used to play on the Tibetans so much so that Drukpas were famed to be very successful at bargaining with the Tibetans who envied Drukpas’ skills and wit.  Tibetans were at the loss of words to define our forefathers Read more »

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Once in a village in the far East lived two brothers. They lived in a traditional one roomed house.   Read more »

Long ago there lived two friends. They were best of friends. They were always seen together. One day they planned to go and rob a lonely lady whose mother had died a few days earlier. As per their plan, they agreed that one of them would hide at the cremation ground Read more »

Once upon a time there lived a mother and her son. The mother was growing old and her son in his teens was utterly a useless boy, an absolute burden to his aging mother. He simply ate like a giant and slept like a pig. The mother was very worried Read more »

Long ago, there lived a man who was known for being wise and genius and people from far and wide came to seek his advice.

One day a caravan of people led by a minister arrived at his humble dwelling. They were the Read more »

Once there lived a couple. The husband was a merchant who had to travel to distant places to sell his goods. One day he was on a business trip, leaving behind his pregnant wife. He travelled for many days and nights exchanging goods in different places. Read more »