Meitei folktales or Manipuri folktales refer to the large collection of folk stories developed from the since Ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur). Folktales are called "funga wari" ("phunga wari"), literally meaning "stories of kitchen furnace or stove" in Meitei language (officially called Manipuri language). 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 See also Meitei folklore Bibliography https://books.google.co.in/books?id=TpM8DAAAQBAJ&pg=PT4&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=3#v=onepage&q&f=false https://books.google.co.in/books?id=TpM8DAAAQBAJ&pg=PT11&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=3#v=onepage&q&f=false References External links Meitei culture Pages with unreviewed translations