The Devil’s Dyke, a Sussex folktale.
How the devil was fooled by an old woman.
The Devil was angry at the conversion of Sussex, one of the last counties to be converted from Paganism, and especially at the way churches were being built in every Sussex village. So he decided to dig right through the South [...]
by Raghu
The story of Rahu and Ketu is as follows:
Long ago there was a great war between the Asuras (demons) and Devatas (gods). The Devatas were routed in the war and they went to Lord Brahma to seek his help. Brahma told them to churn the ocean.
As a result they would be able [...]
by Ilil Arbel, Ph.D.
The moon shone softly into the dark, bare little house, filling it with silvery mist. The woman walked in silently and sat by her husband.
“My honorable cousin, the mayor, refuses our request,” said the woman sadly, “we are too poor to adopt an orphan.”
“Did you mention that unless we [...]
