Asia Folklore

A tortoise who is tired of walking slowly convinces two geese to carry him through the air on a stick, but his big mouth leads to a big fall.

A clever monkey befriends a crocodile who offers him a ride across the river, but the crocodile's true intentions lie beneath the surface.

The legendary Sun Wukong from 'Journey to the West', a powerful monkey born from stone who acquires supernatural powers through Taoist practices.

The world's oldest surviving work of great literature, following the adventures of the King of Uruk and his quest for immortality.

The epic Indian story of Prince Rama's quest to rescue his wife Sita from the demon king Ravana.

The Japanese myth of the sun goddess Amaterasu who hid in a celestial cave, plunging the world into darkness until the gods devised a clever plan to lure her out.

The Korean founding myth of Dangun, born from a heavenly prince and a bear-woman, who established the first Korean kingdom of Gojoseon in 2333 BCE.

A story of a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune.

A boy born from a giant peach sets off for Ogre Island with a band of animal companions to defeat the demons terrorizing Japan.

A Japanese urban legend about a woman with a surgical mask who asks if she is beautiful, then reveals a horribly slit mouth.