Funga Wari (Vol-II) |
A collection of Manipuri folktales written by N Bemni, published by N Manisana Singh on behalf of Naharol Khorjei Thougallup, Jaribon, Price Rs 30/-, page 79. Reviewed by: Konsam Kulladhwaja |
Tales like Katangi Tan Taret and Pebetki Wari are the same to the tales here in Manipur. We have already heard such tales in our childhood days. Some of the popular tales like Hanuba Hanubi Pan Thaba are not featured in the book. Most of the tales in this book reflect moral lessons. Rupanagargi Rajkumari could teach the reader that the truth could never be depressed. A King had three sons. He heard that there grew a fruit tree in Rupanagar. If an old man eats the fruit of that tree he would become a young man. The king wanted to be young so he sent his first son to fetch the fruit from Rupanagar. The first son went here and there. When he arrived at the city of lust he had forgotten what his father told him. He stayed there enjoyed the life with beautiful ladies, dancing and laughing. The second son came out to fetch the fruit. He was also fallen in the city of lust. Then the youngest son came out. He was a man of flat character. The city of lust could never enchant him. With his constant effort he could get the fruit. On his way back home he met his elder brothers. He stayed one night there with the brothers. The brothers stole the fruit and gave it to their father. The effect of the act of injustice reached at length. The youngest son was crowned king of the father's land.
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Courtesy: The Sangai Express |
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