Folktales from Bhutan

Stories source: Archarya, Gopilal. Bhutanese Folktales (From the East and the South) Thimphu: Pekhang Enterprise, 2004 1.               Dhon Dor Horla Courageous Samdrup meets a ghost in the middle night and soon he accompanies the ghost on his journey claiming himself also as the ghost. Samdrup alias Dhon Dor Horla helps the ghost to carry the bag which contains the stolen soul of a princess. The man then runs away and hides in a wheat field until the break of dawn when the angry ghost finally disappears. Samdrup goes to the king’s palace and cures the dying princess whom the happy king rewards him as his wife. Samdrup becomes the next heir to the throne. Values : courage, bravery, fear, ego, pretension, wisdom, quick thinking, foolishness, fame, fortune 2.               The Women who wanted to get rid of their goiter Zangmo is beautif...

And as promised and in continuation, the following is the summary of Folktales of Bhutan  (New Delhi: Learners Press Private Limited, 1999) by Rita Thomas. Please enjoy and don't forget to read the original book. Dawa Zangpo A poor widow once sends her three sons in search of fortune. She gives a gold coin to the eldest, silver to the middle, while the youngest is given three rolls of woolen cloth. Dawa Zangpo, the youngest on his way saves a cat, a dog and a monkey from being beaten, in exchange for his three rolls of cloth. Dawa Zangpo next saves a fish who helps him to become a rich man and when his magic ring given by the  Luyi Gyelpo , the king of the water world, is being stolen, the three animals, cat, dog and monkey restore it back from the greedy king. Values : destiny, compassion, greed, jealousy, and kindness The silly leopard A witty fox tricks a silly leopard. The leopard finds the fox near a river, but it claims to be a different fox. The...