The Meitei folktales ( mni, Meitei Phunga Wari), also sometimes referred to as the Manipuri folktales, are the large collections of folk stories developed from the

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since

Ancient Kangleipak The Manipur Kingdom was an ancient independent kingdom at the India–Burma frontier that was in subsidiary alliance with British India from 1824, and became a princely state in 1891. It bordered Assam Province in the west and Briti ...

(early Manipur). Folktales are called "funga wari" ("phunga wari"), literally meaning ''"stories of kitchen furnace or stove"'' in

Meitei language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...

(officially called

Manipuri language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...

). 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 of Tales

*The Rain of

Kabok Kabok or Kapok is a Meitei Manipuri ethnic food item, generally made up of puffed rice, roasted rice and molasses. It is available in many flavours, including honey flavor, sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) ...

*The Female Mosquito's Plight *The Clever Frog Defeats the Tiger and the Elephant *Water that Turns Everyone into Tigers * Tiger Head *The Flying Elephant * Sandrembi and Chaisra *The Golden Deer and the Golden Parrot *The Golden Parrot *The Doe and the Crow *The Two Brothers *The Pigeon's Feast *The Clever Fox *The Fox and the Jackal *The Fox's Trick *Light Spirit *The Witch without a Chin *The Doll's Groom *The Doll's Boon *The Seven Poor Sons *The Python's Promise *The Widow's Son *The Widow and the Frog *The Demon Queen *A Contest of Wit *Big Head *The Three-Headed Men *The Stepmother *The Brother and Sister *The Brother and Sister *The Woman who Turned into a Parrot *The Man who Turned into a Bird *The Magic Stick *The Magical Stool *The Origin of Humans *The King's Umbrella *The Bird and the Tiger *The Egotistical Elephant and the Praying Bird *The Proud Bamboo *The Proud Buffalo *Two Princes * The Man who Shot the Sun *The sun and the cock *Blessings from Spirit *

Tapta Tapta (/tap-taa/) is a character in Meitei folklore of Ancient Manipur. It is a creature described by a mother's imagination to her child, to stop their cry. Etymologically, "Tapta" is made of two words, "Tap" (sound of water drops falling on th ...

, la= *The Seven Loaves *The Human Python *Tembalaithak , la= *Revenge on the Cat *The Clever Hare *The Brave Friend * An Old Couple Plant Taro * The Girl who Turned into a Cicada *The Cruel Stepmother *The Vampire *

Henjunaha ) , Mythology = Meitei mythology (Manipuri mythology) , Country = Ancient Kangleipak (historical) (present) , Region = Moirang, Manipur , Origin_Date = , Published_In = , Related = Meitei folklore ( Manip ...

*The Cat and the Bat *The Mystic Cat and the Bird *The Cat's Nature *The Carpenter and Chaoren *A Sculpted Wooden Face * The Hornbill *My Friendly Lamp *A Foolish Younger Brother *The Foolish Man's Fortune *The Truth-telling Fruit *Child Who Turned into a Pumpkin

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List of Tales

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