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Parchment-style artwork of the Persian princess and prince beneath orange trees, classic Persian folktale scene.

The Orange and Citron Princess: A Persian Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Love, Truth, and Destiny

October 17, 2025

Long ago, in the fragrant gardens of an ancient Persian kingdom, a queen wandered among her orange and citron trees, her heart aching with longing. Though her palace gleamed with marble and gold, she yearned for one thing only, a child. Day after day she prayed beneath the trees: “Grant me a daughter as radiant as these fruits, whose beauty

Parchment-style artwork of Samruk atop the World Tree guarding the golden egg, Kazakhstan folktale.

Asian Folktales·South & Central Asian Folktales

Samruk (The Sacred Bird of the World Tree): A Kazakh Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Trust, Courage, and Cosmic Balance

High above the endless Kazakh steppe, where the horizon melts into sky, the World Tree, or Bayterek, rises as a bridge between worlds. Its branches stretch into the heavens, its roots delve into the underworld, and at its summit nests Samruk, the colossal sacred bird who guards a golden egg

Asian mythology

The Orange and Citron Princess: A Persian Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Love, Truth, and Destiny

Samruk (The Sacred Bird of the World Tree): A Kazakh Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Trust, Courage, and Cosmic Balance

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