• Source: List of folktales of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh is central state of the union of India. It is known for its cultural heritage.




List of folktales


The following is a list of folktales of the state of Chhattisgarh first published by author Theophil H. Twente in 1938:

The Frog and the Lizard
The Two Who Were Brothers Indeed
How the Gond Saved His Field of Gram
Bhimsen and Fever
The King Who Learned From a Cock
The Wicked Mother-In-Law
How a Wedding Song Saved Property
The Wonderful Ox
The Three Drunkards
Satwanti
The Woman on a Fig Tree
The Girl Who Understood the Language of Birds and Beasts
The Brahman's Daughter Who Married a Crane
The Eight Foolish Weavers
Wealth and Wisdom
The Fox, the Tortoise and the Serpent
The Two Mendicants
The Bracelet-Sellers
The Fox and the Elephant
Three Men In A Boat
The Girl and the Goat
The Mouse With Three Wives
The Gond Who Sold Firewood
The Greedy Man and the Liar
The Secret of Knowledge
Two Blind Men and Their Faith
Below are other folktales attested in other sources from Chhattisgarh:

Mohna de gori kayina
Dhola Maru
Fox and Mahadev
Sada Brij Saaranga
Vikramāditya as Bikai
Vikramāditya with Manwa-Patwa
Satvantin
Thag and Big
Kalidas and Vidyamati
Bhalnin
Khirmit
Belva Kayina
Paidhna Paidhneen
Vikramāditya Brings Amrit
Jheek Jheek
Two Sadhus visiting a family and a couple
Lal Bujakkad
Raja Bhoj
Raja Nal and Mata Damyanti
Loric Chanda
Dasmat Kayina
Old Woman and Prawn




References



Bibliography

Twente, Theophil H. (1938). Folk Tales of Chhattisgarh India. North Tonawanda, NY: The Bodoni Press.
Elwin, Verrier (1953). "Ballads and Tales". Folk Songs Of Chhattisgarh. Oxford University Press. pp. 247–403.




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