Introduction According to Chang Dorji, an old man from Sonam Galing, Ap Wang Drugay’s initial name was Wang Dung-gyud . However, later his identity became popularized as Wang Drugay. Ap Wang Drugay’s stories are so popular in the western part of Bhutan particularly in the Wang region, now in Thimphu. His fascinating stories are also popular in some other parts of the country. That is why he is called by Chang-Ngan (meaning naughty) by the easterners. Wang Drugay is assumed to be there in the advent of twentieth century. He is a famous Bhutanese folk hero well-known for his extraordinary intelligence and beguilement, even today. Wang Drugay was a wifeless man who would earn his living wandering the entire region by being shrewd with others. His stories consisted of several unimaginable incidents he created with the people around and even with a local deity. In his time, nobody would be successful in overcoming his cleverness or deviousness. He would always leave the...
✍️ Phurpa Tshering Gyaltshen
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