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Asian folktales about kindness

Parchment-style illustration of the gardener’s son offering bread under the golden apple tree, Kyrgyz folktale scene.

The Golden Apple: A Kyrgyz folktale that teaches lessons on kindness, humility, and the true value of character.

Once upon a time, across the green pastures and snow-capped mountains of Kyrgyzstan, where shepherds’ songs echoed through the valleys and eagles soared against the blue sky, there once lived a great and wise king. His kingdom was rich in beauty and bounty, and his people respected him for his fairness and strength. Yet, despite his many blessings, the king

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