Husband, Wife, Lover, and Mango Tree
In a certain village lived an honest man who had a wife both beautiful and clever, but devoted to another […]
Rambha and Arun
A Story by Tarini Prasad Koirala. Translated by Nagendra Sharma Arun had known it all along, for over a year […]
The Greatful Elephant
Where there’s a will, there’s a way! Relying on Noble-heart. This parable was related by the Teacher while he was […]
You Don’t Die Till You’re Dead
A herbalist, a stone carver and a cook were very close friends, even though the herbalist was a Bonpo, the […]
The Color of the Name
The villagers of Kudang, a mix of Buddhist, Hindu, Jain, Bonpo, Pagans and Animists, with antecedents from India, China and […]
Journey to Bone and Ash
There was once an old woman called Dechen. People called her Dechen Budhi – Dechen, the old woman. She wasn’t […]
Circumstantial Evidence (Paribandha)
Paribandha, a Nepali short story by Pushkar Shamsher. Translated by Theodore Riccardi, Jr. Toward evening Rane and his wife, Seti, […]
The Plum Tree Blossoms
A Story by Gabriel Rana. Translated by Nagendra Sharma The rich and thick profusion of plum-tree blossoms atop the steep hillside […]
The River
A story by Prawin Adhikari First published in Kurakani.com, October 2002 The sun was sharp and stinging. The shadows were dark […]