A tale from Pakistan's region of Gilgit Baltistan for #FolkloreThursday
Once upon a time, in a village, lived a strange man. His face was half black and half white. He was also known for having the gift of second sight.
Once upon a time, in a village, lived a strange man. His face was half black and half white. He was also known for having the gift of second sight.
Not only could he see beyond the veil, but could move fairly back and forth between our world and the otherworld. He was known for his friendships with the fairies, he used to spend a lot of time chit-chatting with them, conversing with them, and learning from them.
They even used to share food, just like family. One day, he made a mistake. He took his pet dog along. Now fairies are afraid of dogs. When the fairies saw the dog, they cried and screamed and ran away. However, one brave fairy came up to him. To reproach him, she slapped him.
Her hand didn’t touch his face, but the shadow of her hand did. And thus, his face remained half black, and half white, forever, at least that is what the people say, and that is what he claims.
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