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The Tale of Princess Kaguya

Long ago, during the graceful age of the Heian court, there lived an old bamboo cutter named Taketori no Okina and his gentle wife. They lived quietly at the edge of a bamboo grove, earning their living by cutting and crafting bamboo into simple objects. Their days were peaceful but tinged with sadness, for they had no child to brighten

The Woman Who Married the Moon: Haitian Folktale

In the highlands near Cap-Haïtien, where the warm Caribbean wind carries the scent of salt and sugarcane, there lived a young woman who often gazed at the sky. Every night, she watched the Moon rise above the hills, its silver light gliding over the palm leaves like a gentle hand.
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