In Sarawak, long, long ago, there were two Dayaks called Simpurai and Laja. One day, they were bathing in a stream. They left their clothes on the bank. They did not know that another man, Apai Aloi, was watching them from behind a tree. When they were not looking, he ran out and stole …
In Sarawak, long, long ago, there were two Dayaks called Simpurai and Laja. One day, they were bathing in a stream. They left their clothes on the bank. They did not know that another man, Apai Aloi, was watching them from behind a tree. When they…
The Rhio Islands, are a group of small islands thirty miles south of Singapore. Over a hundred years ago, a gang of pirates from Borneo decided to hide there. Their chief was called Kerbau Hitain, or Black Buffalo. He had a very dark skin and was …
One spring, the female bees were very busy building their beehive. The male bees did very little work. When the female bees finished building a part, the male bees would take over it. The female bees became so tired of her happening that one day th…
This is one of the legend that is commonly told in Java. People from some villages in Java believe that an eclipse happens when the sun or the moon is swallowed by Batara Kala, an evil giant. The story says that although Batara Kala is not one of t…
Long ago there lived a man called Nai Ha Thong. He loved gold more than anything else in the world. Nai Ha Thong had a wife and family, but he spent all his time trying to discover the secret of making gold. Before long, he had used up all his mo…
A frog, while out walking one day, saw a mouse coming toward him. "There is that foolish mouse," said he. "I will play a good joke on him," and he grinned as he thought how much fun he would have. As they met, the frog said, &quo…
Mr. Farmer went to the field happily while carrying his hoe on his shoulder. "I am going to check my cucumber field, perhaps I can harvest them tomorrow", he said to himself. What a surprise when he arrived in his field and saw what …
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