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December 2025 - Page 38

Parchment-style artwork of a Jordanian grandmother performing protective rituals over a child.

Umm al-Subyan: Jordanian Folktale

Western Asian Folktales·Asian Folktales

Parchment-style artwork of a Jordanian Sultan listening to a wise village elder over coffee.

The Sultan and the Wise Old Man: Jordanian Folktale

Western Asian Folktales·Asian Folktales

Parchment-style illustration of a Jordanian farmer uncovering treasure beneath a village rock.

The Treasure Under the Rock: Jordanian Folktale

Western Asian Folktales·Asian Folktales

Parchment style illustration of an old woman tending a fig tree in a Palestinian folktale scene.

The Fig Tree’s Secret | Palestinian Folktale

Western Asian Folktales·Asian Folktales

Parchment style artwork of Kareem crossing the desert with a sacred vow, Palestinian folktale.

Kareem’s Promise: Palestinian Bedouin Folktale

Western Asian Folktales·Asian Folktales

Parchment style illustration of a donkey braying at night beside a guarding dog in a Palestinian folktale.

The Dog and the Donkey: Palestinian Animal Folktale

Western Asian Folktales·Asian Folktales

Parchment style artwork of Nasreddin Hodja searching under a lamppost in a Palestinian folktale scene.

Nasreddin Hodja and the Lamp of Wisdom: Palestinian Folktale

Western Asian Folktales·Asian Folktales

Sepia-toned illustration of a Burmese farming village near forested hills, showing a strong, calm ox leading a fierce lion toward a narrow ravine trap at night. Villagers hide nearby with nets and logs, rice fields and a distant pagoda visible under moonlight. The scene symbolizes intelligence, strength, and community cooperation overcoming danger.

The Clever Ox: A Burmese Folktale About Community Protection

Southeast Asian Folktales

Sepia-toned illustration of the Irrawaddy River at dawn, showing two otters on a muddy riverbank arguing over a large fish between them. A wise old turtle emerges calmly from the water nearby, bamboo groves and water lilies framing the scene. The image symbolizes conflict resolved through wisdom, cooperation, and fair sharing in a traditional Burmese fable.

Two Otters and a Fish: A Burmese Fable About Cooperation and Fairness

Southeast Asian Folktales

Sepia-toned illustration of a humble Burmese village home beside rice paddies, showing an elderly mother gently tending her ill daughter on a woven mat. The mother’s weathered hands offer care and forgiveness, while the daughter looks on with remorse. A small altar, oil lamp, and distant pagoda frame the scene, symbolizing filial piety, repentance, and unconditional parental love.

The Ungrateful Daughter: A Burmese Tale of Filial Piety and Redemption

Southeast Asian Folktales

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