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December 2025 - Page 33

Parchment-style illustration of an old woman near a desert hill and well in a Qatari legend.

Umm Al Shuwai\’kh: A Qatari Folktale of Faith and Place

Western Asian Folktales·Asian Folktales

Parchment-style artwork of a fox outwitting a jackal, Uzbek animal folktale scene.

The Fox and the Jackal – An Uzbek Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Wisdom and Humility

Asian Folktales·South & Central Asian Folktales

A sacred bronze bell resting in a Buddhist temple courtyard

The Bell of Mii dera

East Asian Folktales·Asian Folktales

A warrior confronting a demon at the Rashōmon gate in Japanese folklore

The Demon Gate of Rashōmon

East Asian Folktales·Asian Folktales

A willow tree spirit bride standing beside a river in a Japanese folktale

The willow spirit bride

East Asian Folktales·Asian Folktales

A mysterious mountain hut in Japan associated with the witch of Adachigahara

The mountain witch of adachigahara

East Asian Folktales·Asian Folktales

A poor traveler holding a straw outside a Japanese temple symbolizing humble beginnings

The Straw Millionaire

East Asian Folktales·Asian Folktales

A broken samurai sword displayed on a household shrine symbolizing ancestral protection

The Spirit of the Broken Sword

East Asian Folktales·Asian Folktales

A floating lantern spirit guides ancestral souls across a river during the Obon festival at nigh

The Lantern Ghost of Obon

East Asian Folktales·Asian Folktales

Sun goddess Amaterasu emerges from a cave as gods dance around her and a bronze mirror reflects her radiant image, illuminating the land

The Mirror of Amaterasu’s Cave

East Asian Folktales·Asian Folktales

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