The tiger was the ruler of the jungle, but was very ignorant which lead him into being tricked. The monkeys made the tiger believe that a beautiful singing voice coming from the trees was their little sister. After hearing the sweet singing the tiger decided he wanted to marry the young monkey girl and was returning in a week to claim his bride. The monkeys mad a clay monkey but didn't connect the head to the body and tricked the tiger that he decapitated their sister.
The Legend of the Iei Tree
The Iei Tree sat on a hilltop and casted a shadow so large that it made living conditions unbearable. Some believed the tree was apart of an unknown god, but there were still men who would try and cut it down to save mankind. Overtime they did the tree would heal itself over night, until a little birds, Ka Phriet, told them that the big tiger licked the tree every night to heal it up. finally the men were able to scare the tiger away and finish the task at hand.
Hunting the Stag Lapland
The Stag Lapland was a noble young animal who was loved by his mother very much. He wanted to go up the hill of Khasi, and even though his mother warned him he still went. When the people in the town saw him they hunted and killed him. When his mother found this out she cried and mourned so loud that the whole town heard. This love and affection is how the Khasi people now base their mourning off of.
The Goddesses Ka Ngot and Ka Iam
Ka Ngot and Ka Iam are twin sisters and Ka Iam is out going and boastful where as her sister is shy and timid. They decided to race to the land of Sylhet, but before the race Ka Iam confidently bragged about winning. They both morphed into rivers and Ka Ngot went slowly and tactfully, and Ka Iam tried to go very quickly and got stuck. They soon found each other and became many rivers, but Ka Ngot is still worshiped to this day because she had won the race.
U Biskurom
The man U Biskurom was sent down by the great God to help mankind with labour and making tools. When mankind saw how talented and sweet he was they took advantage of him and tried to make him do unreasonable things and when he couldn't, they abused him. He said he had to ascend to heaven to learn how to do those things and then he would return. When he got to heaven God told him he wasn't going to go back down because of how man kind treated him.
How the Dog Came to Live with Man
The dog belong to the kingdom with all the animals where humans were the eneThemy. The animals were having a fair where everyone brought something they worked for to sell. The dog came across a human family who fed him and gave him the string smelling food to bring to the fair. When the dog opened the container the stench was so strong they humiliated the dog and he went back to the humans to live with.
My Dog with a Sombrero
The Stag and the Snail
The snail was disgusted by the way the stag was bragging about his swiftness that she challenged him to a race. She was able to keep up with him even though he was sprinting. The snail won the race and the stag, due to sickness, spit up his gull-bladder, which is why no stags have gull bladders.
PART B
The Leap of Ka Likai
Ka Likai is the name of a peaceful waterfall that is completely silent except for a faint sound that sounds like a moan. The story says that there was a young married woman named Ka Likai and she had a daughter she adored. When her husband died she had to get remarried to support her child. When her new husband found this out he grew to ate the child and eventually killed her. He cooked the child into supper for his wife and had her eat it without her knowing. When he told her what he had done she ran to the waterfall and jumped off.What Caused The Shadow On The Moon
There once lived a mother with 4 children; 3 girls and one boy. The youngest two Ka Sngi (girl), which means the sun, and U Bnai (boy), which means the moon, were the most beautiful. U Bnai was a very rebellious child and left home to live with goblins and vice. When he returned home he saw his sisters beauty and told her that he was to marry her. She was so upset that she threw hot ashes on his face, which left terrible scars that made him only come out at night.
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