Meitei folktales

**Meitei folktales** or **Manipuri folktales** refer to the large collection of folk stories developed from the Meitei culture since Ancient Manipur (Antique Kangleipak). These are the lion's share in the large tradition of the Meitei folklore. Folktales are called **"funga wari" ("phunga wari")**, literally meaning _"stories of kitchen furnace or stove"_ in Manipuri (Meitei). In early times, in the Meitei households, children must have gathered around the kitchen fire, listening to the stories narrated by the elders. Generally, Meitei folktales were developed from the creativity of the old folks, especially the grandparents, who narrated the children the diverse sagas of varying genres.

## List

|List of Folktales|Latin Roman transliteration|English translation (English title)|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Kabok ki Nong|The Rain of Kabok||
|Kang Amomgi Tentha|The Female Mosquitoe's Plight||
|Kei amadi Shamu bu Hangoi na Maithiba Piba|The clever frog defeats Tiger and Elephant||
|Kei Onba Kom Gi Eshing|Water That Turns Everyone Into Tiger||
|Keibu Keioiba (Kabui Keioiba)|Keibu Keioiba (Kabui Keioiba)||
|Samu Apaibi|The Flying Elephant||
|Sandrembi Chaisra|Sanarembi Cheishra||
|Sanagi Saji amadi Sanagi Tenawa|The golden Deer and the golden Parrot||
|Sanagi Tenawa|The Golden Parrot||
|Saji ga Kwak ka Mataa Saanaba|The Doe and the Crow||
|Sahing chaba machil manao|The Two Demon Brothers||
|Lamkhunu Na Chakkouba|The Feast organized by the Pigeon||
|Lamhui Loushing|The Fox's Wit||
|Lumhui Lousing|The Clever Fox||
|Lamhui amashung Keishal|The Fox and the Jackal||
|Lamhui gi Tat|The Fox's Trick||
|Lanmei Thanbi|Light Spirit||
|Lai Khadang Pandabi|The Witch without chin||
|Laifadibigi Nupa (Laifadibigi Bor)|The Doll's Groom||
|Laiphadibigi Thouchaal (Laiphadibigi Bor)|The Boon of the Doll||
|Laira Macha Taret|The Seven Poor Sons||
|Lairen na Waashak Ngaakpa|The Python Promise||
|Lukhrabi Macha|The Widow Son||
|Lukhrabi Macha|The Widow Son||
|Lukhrabi amadi Hangoi|The widow and the frog||
|Leima Hingchabi (Rani Hingchabi)|The Demon Queen||
|Loushing gi Changdamnaba|A Contest of Wit||
|Makok|Head||
|Makok Ahum|Three headed men||
|Mama Poktabi|The Stepmother||
|Machil Moupwa|The brother and the sister||
|Machin Moupa|The two siblings||
|Mee na Tenawa Onba|Human Turning into a Parrot||
|Mina Uthum Onkhiba|Human Turning Into A Bird||
|Mitrang-gi Chei (Jadugi Chei)|The Magic Stick||
|Mitrang gi Fal|The Magical Stool||
|Mee gi Hourakpham|The Origin of Human||
|Pay Nareckpi|King Umbrella||
|Pebet amashung Kei|Pebet and the Tiger||
|Naapal Chaoba Shamu amadi Pebet|The egotistical elephant and praying Pebet||
|Naapal Chaoba Waa Pambi|The Proud Bamboo Tree||
|Napal Chaoba Eeroi|The Proud Buffalo||
|Ningthou Machanupa Ani (Rajkumar Ani)|Two Princes||
|Numit Kappa|The Stories of Suns Shadows from the Past||
|Numit amadi Yenba|The sun and the cock||
|Tamnalai Gi Thoujal (Bhoot Ki Thoujal)|Blessings from Spirit||
|Tapta|Tapta||
|Tan Taret|Seven Breads||
|Taibang Mee na Lairen Onba|The Human Turning into a Python||
|Tembalaithak|Tembalaithak||
|Tokpa Laan-daaba|Revenge on the Cat||
|Theba Lousingba|The Clever Hare||
|Thaunaphaba Marup|The Brave Friend||
|Hanuba Hanubi Paan Thaba|Old Couple Plants Taro||
|Haosi Namoinu (Taibang Mee na Hari Nongnang Onba)|A Human turning into a cicada||
|Haodigam Chanu Phattabi|The mean Haodigam Chanu||
|Hiyangthau (Hiyang Athouba)|Hiyangthau (Hiyang Athouba), the Vampire||
|Henjunaha (Hensunaha)|Henjunaha (Hensunaha)||
|Houdong Sekpi marup ani|The cat and the bat||
|Houdong Lamboiba amadi Pebet|Mystic Cat and Pebet Bird||
|Houdong gi Lamchat|Cat Nature||
|U suba amadi Chaoren|The Carpenter and Chaoren||
|Una saba saktam|A wooden sculpted face||
|Uchek Langmeidong|Uchek Langmeidong||
|Eta Thangmei (Ita Thaomei)|My Friendly Lamp||
|Apangba Manao|Foolish Younger Brother||
|Apangba gi Laibak|The Foolish Man's Fortune||
|Achumba ngangba gi mahei (Achumba ngangba gi fal)|The fruit for telling the truth||
|Angangdagi Mairen Onba|Child Who Turned into a Pumpkin||

## Stories from the Funga Wari (Naharol Khorjei Thaugallup Jaribon)

This is a list of the stories from the "Funga Wari" (literally, "folktales"), a book on Meitei folklore, published by the "Naharol Khorjei Thaugallup Jaribon".

## Stories from Fungawari Singbul

There are numerous folk stories, mainly fables, from Meitei folklore, compiled by B. Jayantakumar Sharma in the book "Fungawari Singbul".
Here is a list of the folk stories from the book:

## Related page

- List of Meitei people