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:Twente, Theophil H. Folk Tales of Chhattisgarh India. North Tonawanda, NY: The Bodoni Press, 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"Epic traditions in the contemporary world: the poetics of community By Margaret H. Beissinger, Susanne Lindgren Wofford"Wadley, Susan Snow. Raja Nal and the Goddess: the north Indian epic Dhola in performance. Indiana University Press, 2004. p. 212. . Fox and Mahadev Sada Brij Saaranga"Folk tales of Bihar by Pranab Chandra Roy Choudhury (Saranga and Sada Brij -Chapter 3)" Vikramāditya as Bikai Vikramāditya with Manwa-Patwa Satvantin Thag and Big Kalidas and Vidyamati"Chhattisgarh General Knowledge (Page 43)" Bhalnin Khirmit Belva Kayina Paidhna Paidhneen Vikramāditya Brings Amrit Jheek Jheek Two Sadhus visiting a family and a couple Lal Bujakkad"Screen World Publication's 75 glorious years of Indian cinema: Complete filmography of all films (silent & Hindi) produced between 1913-1988 (Page 78)" Raja Bhoj Raja Nal and Mata Damyanti Loric Chanda Dasmat Kayina Old Woman and Prawn
References
Bibliography
External links Chhattisgarhi folk tales Ahiman Kaina