Stories from Fungawari Singbul

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There are numerous folk stories, mainly fables, from Meitei folklore, compiled by B. Jayantakumar Sharma in the book "Fungawari Singbul".^[1] Here is a list of the folk stories from the book:

Stories	English translation
Achumba ngangbagi fal (mahei)	The fruit for telling the truth^[2]
Apangbagi Laibak	The Foolish Man's Fortune^[3]
Ashingba Hangoi na Kei amadi Shamu maithiba piba	The clever frog defeats the tiger and the elephant^[4]
Bhoot ki Thoujal	Blessings from Spirit^[5]
Gadadhar	Gadadhar^[6]
Hanuba Hanubi Paan Thaaba	Old Couple Plants Taro^[7]
Haodigam Chanu Phattabi	The mean Haodigam Chanu^[8]
Houdong Lamboiba amadi Pebet	The Mystic Cat and the Pebet^[9]
Houdong Sekpi Marup Ani	The cat and the bat^[10]
Keibu Keioiba	Keibu Keioiba^[11]
Kei Onba Kom gi Eshing	Water that turns everyone into tiger^[12]
Lai Khadang Pandabi	The Witch without chin^[13]
Laiphidibigi Bor (Nupa)	The Doll's groom^[14]
Laiphidibigi Bor (Thoujal)	The Boon of the Doll^[15]
Laira Macha Taret	The Seven Poor Sons^[16]
Lairen gi Waashak	The Python's promise^[17]
Lamhui gi Tat	The Fox's trick^[18]
Lamhui Loushing	The Fox's Wit^[19]
Lamkhunu na Chakkouba	The feast invited by a pigeon^[20]
Lukhrabi amadi Hangoi	The Widow and the Frog^[21]^[22]
Lukhrabi Macha	The Widow's son^[23]
Lukhrabi Macha Yatra	Yatra, the Widow's son^[24]
Machil Moupwa	The brother and the sister^[25]
Makok	Head^[26]
Mee gi hourakpham	The origin of human^[27]
Mee na Tenawa Onba	Human turning into a parrot^[28]
Meena Uchek Langmei Onba	Human turning into a hornbill bird^[29]
Mina Uthum Onkhiba	Human turning into a bird^[30]
Mitrang gi Fal	The Magical Stool^[31]
Naapal Chaoba Eeroi	The Proud Buffalo^[32]
Numit amadi Yenba	The sun and the cock^[33]
Pebet amadi Kei	The Pebet and the Tiger^[34]
Pebet na Shamu Angaobada Laman Khumba	Pebet avenges to the wild elephant^[35]
Sahing Chaba Machil Manao	The two demon brothers^[36]
Samu Apaibi	The flying elephant^[37]
Sanagi Saji amadi Sanagi Tenawa	The golden deer and the golden parrot^[38]
Sanarembi Cheishra	Sandrembi Chaisra^[39]
Shaji Amom amadi Kwaak	The Doe and the Crow^[40]
Subhadra Chhuri Huranba	Subhadra The Thief^[41]
Taibang Meena Harinongnang Onba	A Human turning into a cicada^[42]
Taibang Meena Lairen Onba	The Human turning into a python^[43]
Tan Taret	Seven Breads^[44]
Tapta	Tapta^[45]
Tembalaithak	Tembalaithak^[46]
Tenawa Chandrasakhi	Parrot Chandrasakhi^[47]
Theba Loushingba	The clever hare^[48]
Theba Thenggu Lamjel Taanaba	Hare and Tortoise^[49]
Tokpa Laandaba	Revenge on the Cat^[50]
Una Saba Saktam	A wooden sculptured face^[51]
U suba amadi Chaoren	The Carpenter and Chaoren^[52]

Related page[edit]

Stories from the Funga Wari (Naharol Khorjei Thaugallup Jaribon)

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