Stories in the Spotlight 2026 - Federation of Asian Storytellers

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We are delighted to shine a spotlight on a story told by one of our members.

Our selection reflects the three main audience streams that our programmes cater to - children/family, adults and Mother Tongue (and/or Multilingual). In the process, we hope to demonstrate something of the diversity of our membership, of the stories we tell and the way that individual tellers can tell a tale.

We are grateful to all these tellers kindly agreeing to share a story with a wider audience on this platform.

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Niharika Aggarwal

January 2026

About the story

Niharika says..."

Mei and the 7-headed dragon is a Chinese folktale about a young girl who faces an evil dragon. Mei's presence of mind and bravery immediately spoke to me when I read it in the FEAST anthology. I was very taken by her character and wanted to explore her mind! So I decided to adapt this story to reimagine the source of her bravery and spotlight her wit. Hope you enjoy this new take on the traditional tale. This was my first time performing a folktale, and I am so grateful for the mentoring and encouragement from FEAST."