at her with her sharp sword, Sandrembi remained unharmed. Suddenly, the blunt sword, of its own accord, slipped out of Sandrembi's hand and chopped off Chaisra's neck. In another version of the story, there was no fighting between them. Sandrembi, the elder pardoned Chaisra, the younger. Both of them lived together as chief queen and younger queen respectively in great happiness. Editions In 1978, the story of Sandrembi and Chaisra was reproduced into a book by N. Manijao. In 1993, the folktale of Sandrembi and Chaisra was re-written by Memchaubi and was published by Aribam Samarendra. Gallery See also List of Meitei folktales Bibliography Notes References External links Sandrembi & Chaisra at Fairies and sprites in popular culture Fairy tale stock characters False hero Female characters in fairy tales Fiction about shapeshifting Fictional Columbidae Fictional orphans Fictional princesses Fictional queens Fruit Love stories Meitei culture Meitei folklore Meitei literature Meitei mythology Recurrent elements in fairy tales Romance characters Sanamahism Tortoises Trial by ordeal Turtles in literature Turtles in popular culture