Khyaa: The Forest Spirit with the Pierced Tongue

Name: Khyaa: The Forest Spirit with the Pierced Tongue
Author: Shyamkrishna Khulimuli

by Shyamkrishna Khulimuli

Ages 6–1010 min readCourage & Being BraveFree to read

The villagers of Bode are troubled. Someone keeps destroying their crops. Finally, they find the culprit: Khyaa, an evil spirit that lives in the forest. But what will they do to keep him from destroying their crops?

A richly painted Nepali folktale that lets a child feel the magic and a little shiver of an old festival's beginning, while watching a whole village keep trying together.

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Credits & license

Written by Shyamkrishna Khulimuli

License: CC BY NC SA 4 0

Source: Global Digital Library

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Questions to talk about together

How do you think Taribhai and the villagers felt when their crops kept getting ruined?
Khyaa was a mischievous forest spirit — have you ever felt scared of something you couldn't see?
What did the villagers try, again and again, to fix their problem?