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This story was adapted from a tale in the “Treasury of Vietnamese Folk Tales” Illustrator: Quynh Chu and the Painter’s Studio production Once upon a time, far away, there lived a woodsman named Cuoi. Just as he did every day, Cuoi took his axe deep into the forest to cut trees. Walking near a small stream, Cuoi was surprised to […]

31/08/2020 - Folktale

Flights of fancy

Text: Nguyet Anh Photos: Pham Ngoc Thanh In Hanoi’s Old Quarter, one family continues to produce cotton swan baskets, a traditional toy associated with the Midautumn Festival As the Midautumn Festival drew near, my thoughts turned to baskets of cotton swans my mother bought me as a child. This memory prompted me to drive to Hang Luoc Street in Hanoi’s […]

31/01/2021 - Local Culture

An encounter with fairies

This folk tale is adapted from the “Treasury of Vietnamese Folk Tales” Illustrator: Ta Quynh Mai In the Tran Dynasty, a talented young mandarin named Tu Thuc hailed from Ai Province. He was given a post in the Tien Du District, now in Bac Ninh Province. Near the district Tu Thuc governed lay a huge pagoda. Its courtyard was full […]

27/08/2020 - Folktale