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:^[1]

1. The Frog and the Lizard^[2]
2. The Two Who Were Brothers Indeed^[3]
3. How the Gond Saved His Field of Gram^[4]
4. Bhimsen and Fever^[5]
5. The King Who Learned From a Cock^[6]
6. The Wicked Mother-In-Law^[7]
7. How a Wedding Song Saved Property^[8]
8. The Wonderful Ox^[9]
9. The Three Drunkards^[10]
10. Satwanti^[11]
11. The Woman on a Fig Tree^[12]
12. The Girl Who Understood the Language of Birds and Beasts^[13]
13. The Brahman's Daughter Who Married a Crane^[14]
14. The Eight Foolish Weavers^[15]
15. Wealth and Wisdom^[16]
16. The Fox, the Tortoise and the Serpent^[17]
17. The Two Mendicants^[18]
18. The Bracelet-Sellers^[19]
19. The Fox and the Elephant^[20]
20. Three Men In A Boat^[21]
21. The Girl and the Goat^[22]
22. The Mouse With Three Wives^[23]
23. The Gond Who Sold Firewood^[24]
24. The Greedy Man and the Liar^[25]
25. The Secret of Knowledge^[26]
26. Two Blind Men and Their Faith^[27]

Below are other folktales attested in other sources from Chhattisgarh:

• Mohna de gori kayina
• Dhola Maru^[28][29][30]
• Fox and Mahadev
• Sada Brij Saaranga^[31]
• Vikramāditya as Bikai
• Vikramāditya with Manwa-Patwa
• Satvantin
• Thag and Big
• Kalidas and Vidyamati^[32]
• Bhalnin
• Khirmit
• Belva Kayina
• Paidhna Paidhneen
• Vikramāditya Brings Amrit
• Jheek Jheek
• Two Sadhus visiting a family and a couple
• Lal Bujakkad^[33]
• Raja Bhoj
• Raja Nal and Mata Damyanti
• Loric Chanda^[34]
• Dasmat Kayina
• Old Woman and Prawn