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Parchment artwork of Alia Al Hilaliya weeping near a desert well, Emirati folktale of pride and loss.

Pride, Betrayal & Verse: Alia Al Hilaliya (UAE Tale)

by Ayomide Adekilekun

October 16, 2025

Asian Folktales·Western Asian Folktales

In the heart of the golden desert, where the wind carried songs of courage and honour, lived Alia Al Hilaliya, a woman renowned across the Bedouin tribes for her beauty, wisdom, and love of poetry, the cherished art of her people. Her world was woven from the rhythm of the sands and the spirit of chivalry, where bravery and pride

Parchment-style illustration of Indonesian Malin Kundang rejecting his mother at harbor before storm .

Malin Kundang and His Mother’s Curse

In a small fishing village on the rugged coast of Sumatra, where the waves crashed against black volcanic rocks and palm trees

the clever girl defeating Aunt Tiger with boiling water in this Taiwanese folktale.

The Legend of Aunt Tiger (Hó͘-ko͘-pô)

Long ago in a small village in Taiwan, nestled at the foot of a misty mountain, there lived two young children with

Parchment-style artwork of a golden mango tree beside a peasant and king, Sri Lankan folktale scene.

The Golden Mango: Sri Lankan Folktale of Purity and Humility

In the heart of ancient Sri Lanka, where green fields rippled like waves beneath the sun, there lived a humble peasant. Each

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