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Fifteen minutes away from Langkawi Island is the second largest island off the coast of Kedah, the Isle of Dayang Bunting. The word dayang is usually used to denote a fairy and it is descriptive of someone who is enchantingly pretty. According to folklore, hundreds of years ago a female genie named Mambang Sari lived on the island of Langkawi and everyday Mambang Sari and her fairies would go to the water’s edge to play. Mambang Sari was a genie of some prominence and one day while she was out playing with her fairy entourage, she was spotted by a male genie called Mat Teja. Enamored by the pretty Mambang Sari, Mat Teja started to watch her discreetly. He followed her silently from a distance, observing her every move as she frisked and frolicked with other fairies, unaware of her secret admirer. Now, in order to reach the water’s edge daily to spy on the lovely Mambang Sari, Mat Teja had to walk past a place called Diang, home to an elderly man who was known as Tok Diang. One da

I am sure we’ve all read or at least have heard of the Arabian Nights and to some degree or extent outside theological circles it is where most of us first come across this magical creature called the genie, with the ability to grant boons and fulfill wishes. Most of us would have at some time or other wished that we had a genie on our side. Religious principles however forbid us from consorting with the genie because any association with the genie will eventually, even if there are initial gains, bring about a turn of bad luck. Tales of genies are not limited to the middle east and there are many myths and legends with references to genies that have become ingrained in numerous other parts of the world. Across the Straits of Malacca, in the Isle of Sumatra, in the eastern province of Riau, there is a legend called the legend of the seven princesses. According to folklore, the kingdom was once ruled by a queen who was gifted with seven beautiful daughters. The princesses wer

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