Tales of the future
24 stories drawn from this tradition. See the whole library.
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Once upon a time…
In a time not so far from our own, when the earth had grown weary from the burdens of human folly, there lay a land shrouded in mystery and dust. The skies were often…
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Once upon a time…
Em tempos antigos, quando o mundo era um vasto deserto de ruínas e sonhos esquecidos, havia uma cidade dourada chamada El Dorado. Diziam que suas paredes eram feitas de…
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Once upon a time…
In a land far from here, where the skies were often gray and shadows danced on the cracked earth, there lived a woman by the name of Mara. The world she knew was one of…
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Once upon a time…
In a village nestled by misty moors, a family huddled close. The night was cold, and whispers of the dead walking filled the air. The father, strong and brave, gathered…
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Once upon a time…
In a world long after the great silence, a family of three wandered the barren lands. The parents, Mira and Rohan, and their daughter, Lyra, sought the fabled Singing…
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Once upon a time…
On the days when the south wind lifted the leaf-litter and set the prayer flags chattering, Partho closed his stall early and walked down to the river. He carried three…
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Once upon a time…
I wake before the heat, when the air still tastes like clay and cool metal. The village loudspeaker, a relic patched with new circuits, cracks out the morning raga that…
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Once upon a time…
ایک زمانہ تھا جب لوگ ستاروں سے باتیں نہ کرتے تھے، بلکہ لوہے کے دیوتا ان سے باتیں کرتے تھے۔ شہروں کی سانس بھاپ تھی اور راتوں کی آنکھیں نیلی تھیں۔ ہر گھر کے در پر ایک آنکھ…
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Once upon a time…
When the winter swallowed the old cashew orchards outside Maputo, we learned the new constellations of wind. We called them by ancestor names. My niece, Xiluva, and I…
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Once upon a time…
Yo, perro de la casa de barro, nací cuando la sequía aún no había aprendido a morder el lomo de la tierra. La abuela decía que, antes, el viento traía olor a flores de…
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Once upon a time…
Em uma terra distante, onde o sol se punha em um mar de areia dourada, havia uma vila esquecida pelo tempo. Os habitantes viviam sob o peso de uma maldição antiga, que…
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Once upon a time…
أستيقظ قبل الفجر في قريتنا عند سفح الجبل، حيث المراوح الهوائية تدور مثل طواحين الجن في الحكايات القديمة. أعد الخبز على صاجٍ ذكيّ الحرارة، وأضع قرب النافذة تميمة من خرز…
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Once upon a time…
في صيفٍ رطبٍ على ضفاف وادي مزاب، خرجنا خمسة نسمّي أنفسنا “أبناء الظلّ”، نتبع درب الرحّل القديم الذي صار الآن ممرّاً بيئياً مراقَباً بأطواق ضوئية صامتة. كنا نجمع قصص…
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Once upon a time…
I wake before the rooster app croons, to the smell of wet earth and tamarind. The monsoon came early this year; the roof sings with it. In my dream, I’m waist-deep in…
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Once upon a time…
In the time when the world was covered in ice and snow, there lived a small tribe by the edge of a vast, frozen lake. The people of this tribe believed that the spirits…
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Once upon a time…
En un tiempo remoto, cuando los hielos cubrían la tierra y el viento aullaba con fuerza, vivían dos figuras opuestas en un vasto valle helado. Uno era Kaan, un cazador…
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Once upon a time…
In a time long past, in a dense, misty forest, the villagers spoke of the Whispering Shadows. These unseen creatures lived among the trees, their voices a soft rustle of…
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Once upon a time…
In a land where the sun rarely broke through the thick, gray clouds, there was a village nestled between dense forests and steep mountains. The people of this village…
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Once upon a time…
Once upon a time, in a land where the rivers danced like sparkles under the sun, and the mountains hummed ancient songs, there lived a small family in a cozy little…
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Once upon a time…
In the time long after the Great Ending, when the world had begun to heal its scars and life sprouted anew, I was but a humble wanderer. My feet carried me across lands…