1001 Stories of Thailand

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The Legend of the First Lotus

A court lady folded a lotus of banana leaves — and a whole kingdom set its lights on the water.

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The Sleeping Lady Mountain

A runaway princess wept until she became a mountain — and in 2018 the whole world prayed at her feet.

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Featured · นางสงกรานต์

The Riddle Behind Songkran

A god lost a riddle to a seven-year-old boy. That is why Thailand throws water every April.

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Featured · สังข์ทอง

The Prince in the Golden Conch

A queen gave birth to a conch shell. Inside it lived a little golden boy.

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  • New🏮💗

    ลอยกระทง

    The Legend of the First Lotus

    📍 Sukhothai

    Sukhothai

    A court lady folded a lotus of banana leaves — and a whole kingdom set its lights on the water.

    Nang Noppamas
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  • New💗

    ดอยนางนอน

    The Sleeping Lady Mountain

    📍 Chiang Rai

    Chiang Rai

    A runaway princess wept until she became a mountain — and in 2018 the whole world prayed at her feet.

    Nang Non
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  • New🏮

    นางสงกรานต์

    The Riddle Behind Songkran

    📍 the heavens

    the heavens

    A god lost a riddle to a seven-year-old boy. That is why Thailand throws water every April.

    ThammabanKabil Maha PhromNang Songkran
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  • 💗😄

    สังข์ทอง

    The Prince in the Golden Conch

    📍 the Central Plains

    the Central Plains

    A queen gave birth to a conch shell. Inside it lived a little golden boy.

    Sang ThongRotchanaPhanthurat
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    พญาคันคาก

    The Toad King Who Fought the Sky

    📍 Yasothon

    Yasothon

    The sky stopped the rain, so a tiny toad king marched his army up to heaven.

    Phaya Khankhak
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  • 💗⚔️

    มโนราห์

    The Swan Princess of Thailand

    📍 the South

    the South

    A hunter caught a kinnaree with a magic lasso — and a prince fell in love with her.

    Manohra
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  • ⚔️

    ไกรทอง

    The Crocodile King

    📍 Phichit

    Phichit

    A crocodile king stole a bride into his crystal city. One hunter dived in after her.

    ChalawanKraithong
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    แม่นาคพระโขนง

    The Ghost Wife of Phra Khanong

    📍 Bangkok

    Bangkok

    She waited for her husband to come home from the war — even after she had died.

    Mae Nak
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