Mystery in Manipur

   TALUI, Ukhrul dage nongchup pangna Kachai chatpa lambi romda panglap laptabida 40km muk chatlaga leiba khul amani. Khul ashida EEKON (pond) ama lei haina hainei Ukhrul ge khunja singna hainei. Khul ashida leiba meoising adu Ahenba top topa mahei kaya heinei hiana hainei. Karegumba matam amada makhoige chinjak chaba fanglaktaba/ sa tanbada sa fanglaktrabadi Sa onkheduna Chinglak manlakta chatkhe hianei. Makhoige EEKON adu ge eshing adu atopa meeoi singna thaklurabasu makhoige maong matou adu lounei hiana hainei. Chak tangba natraga Chengchin tha haibase mamangeige matamdade thoina ngaknengai oide. Lou loktrengei matamda chinjak ke awatpa leibana sa tanaba ching man da chatnei chinjak thenei. Chinjak fanglaktaraba matamda (chak tangba) yumda hanlaktabadage Tonganba mee nataba sa makhal ama onkheduna Ching man da leikhe haina wari tami.
Makhoige Ningol ama karegumba Atopa Meeoi singna lourabade Nupi aduna angang unaba matamda angang adu chathokee chadanaba senei hainei. Sa nga thamduna sa nga pejanaba hotnei. Makhoina sa onkhebadu Khutsa sing ashe tensinlakee haibade Khuton dage tang anin subada tekhe hain Matu chonsinlaktuna SAOOM (BEER) su onle Kareegumbada KEI (TIGER) su onle hainei.

    Makhoina atopa khun ge Lou singda chatuna Chucak (Maize) chaba lakee hainei, mee singdasu sarak tambage ware su tami. Makhoige ware ashe takthok tamthoknade hena kena lumna chatnei eina 2008 ta Tangkhul Emanabi amana tamlakapdage Ware ashe takheba su leikhrae, ngashesu Emanaba Amana tamlakpadage tarae. manaba ware anise na takpade haireba mee kanglup ashe mamangei ge matamdage leirake haina takpani. Houjik Houjik mak thengnadrabashu makhoige ahal singna chinhai ware oina hainaduna lakee haire. makhoige ware ashe takthok tamthokpa meeoi sing adu makhoina hatpa tupa touee haibadage ware ashe tamthokadabane. ware ashe eina Ukhrul ge angakpa kharage maramda asum ashum hangbada takthorakpani 2008 ta eisu ware ashe khngbatang khngjillaga leirakpani adubu ngashede khngee eninglakpadage ejabani.

     Karegumba makhoi haibade sa onkhraba sing adu khunja singna Thengnaduna hatpa thoklabadi shiraba SA-MEE aduge makok kaklaga Mamit thugairaga manakong adu leipak na mensille hainei. Lokee eshing chenthafamda mamai maioknaduna thame hiana tami.

Maramde Mamit thugaidrabade Atopa SA-MEE singna Uii, Mana mensinlebaduna Atopa singna Tadanabani hiana thajanabi lei. Chentharakpa Eshing aduga maioknana mamai adu thambage maramna Wa ngangba thoktanabani haina thajanabi leire.
Makhoige Ningol sing lourabadi Macha sing ge maraktage amana SA-Mee ge maong matou amade arotpa touba ngamba kaya chenlakee hainasu thajanare.
Ngashe se ET (Extra Terristrial) sing amade Parallel world theory ge matangda adum ware sanarakpadage aroibada Tangkhul Emanaba amada khngning ningshinglapadage hanglubani.

Maring echil enao kharana masega manaba ware tambada Chahe kharage mamangda Chandel District ke mafam amada Ching da Lang (TRAP) thakaambada Mee su manba Yong maksu natab sa makhal ama thuramkhe haire. haireba sa makhal ashe Mathake ware ashe ga manana mee na onbane su haina thajanei. Sa adu mapangal yam kanle hai, khunja singna Thonglaga Chathokhre haina paodamnei.


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Human Turning into Parrot

Human Turning into Parrot
- Mee na Tenawa Onba -
- Animal Fables-

A manipuri Folk tale.................

Once upon a time there was a boy named Yukokthong Yaimaba, the grandson of Koubru King. He was not willing to do the duty of man's work and farming so he chose to share his knowledge on business. On the course of his journey, when he reached Kabo valley he stops by a place of a lady named Haoningsang Poudongnu.

As time passes by, Poudongnu gave birth to a daughter. Her father had left home before she was born and never returned home.

On the other side, the daughter of Poudongnu was getting older and older day by day, she was the beau of a sight. Still her father didn't return home. Her mother named her Songri. She raised her daughter by going to each and every houses begging for their basic needs.

As Songri was a grown woman now, she started working in the farms, chopping woods so her mother stopped begging. Daily breads were easily maintained as they started farming.

The Farm land where Songri and her mother were farming was very fertile. The beautiful charms of paddy were giving a hearty looks to every person when they looked at it.

The beauty of the paddy fields were destroyed by many birds and when Poudongnu saw the scene, she told her daughter, ''Dear beloved, go and take care of the farm from the birds today''.

She went to the paddy field with eatables at her mother's command.

She was looking after the field from birds and simultaneously her father Yukokthong who was gone for 14 years for business was passing by the field and they came to meet with each other. He was mesmerized by the beauty of a lady who was standing by. He went to his place and took rest.

When Songri reached home she saw the same guy having traditional tobacco and she hurriedly asked her mother about him. Her mother told her that he is her father who had gone for long years in search of money.

She was ashamed of the truth and told her mother that she will give up her life by jumping in the Ningthi Turel. Her mother didn't know that she was really going to do it and she continued cooking and didn't follow her.

Even after she fed her husband still Songri wasn't home so she decided to look for her daughter. She wasn't able to find her, she asked her friends and still she was unable to seek her, She keeps looking for her child without eating anything all night.

In her dream, her daughter told her that she won't find her again, she had given up her life and now she turned herself to a small fish, if she wanted to see her daughter again she should catch her and cover her with six folded clothes and then she will born alive again.

Poudongnu woke up and as she was told by her daughter, she went to the river and called her daughter, she kept waiting and finally she started catching fish but it was of a different kind whenever she caught one. She let go all of them as she was looking only for her daughter. She kept throwing some small stones off the river, as she cannot find her daughter she returned home weeping in sorrow.

In her next dream, her daughter reminded her that she was in those stones she threw up the river bank, as soon as she heard it she rushed to the spot and found her, she returned home happily wrapping her in her warm clothes. She did as her daughter told her and kept her.

Pudongnu was so curious that she opened it before the time she mentioned. She found her as a bird and now they cannot be together and her daughter told her that she had to fly away to the mountains where birds are supposed to be. She agreed to her faith that they cannot be together and let her daughter free away to sing '' te te'' and they departed that way.

If we do things without thinking, it leads to false claim. Because of her mother's stupidity and doing things without thinking, now Songri was a Parrot and she flew sky high across the mountains and spent her life that way.

"The End"

A Manipur folk tale translated from a Book in Manipuri "Fungawari Singbul" compiled by B. Jayantakumar Sharma.

Eta Thaomei

"Ita Thaomei"
- The Clever Old Woman -

A Popular Manipur Fungga wari (folk tale).............

Once upon a time, there lived an old widow in a village. She lived alone. She worked hard. She used to weave on the loom during daytime and spin at night. In addition to her hard work, she was wise and witty.

One dark night, a thief entered her house silently. The old widow was spinning by the fireside.

There was a thaomei burning nearby.

The thief hid himself in a dark corner. He was waiting for the old woman to fall asleep.

A little later the woman realized that there was someone hiding in the corner behind the thaomei. She was scared but she did not shout.

Instead, she pretended as if she were not aware of the presence of the thief.

She went on spinning.

Clever Old Woman spinning

But she thought of a plan to catch the thief.

Suddenly she called out, "Ita-thaomei! Ita-thaomei!".

Since there was no reply from the thaomei, she went on, "It is strange that you have not replied today. Everyday we talk to each other. What has happened today? Are you not responding because you are feeling sleepy? Or is there a stranger in the house tonight?"

The thief was surprised. The woman talked loudly, "Ita-thaomei, if you don't reply, it means that there is a stranger in the house." thief thought deeply, "A wonderful thing! A thaomei responding to a human call. Perhaps it is not responding tonight because of my presence. I cannot let the woman know of my presence. I will answer her call this time. She will think that every thing is all right."

Soon, the old woman called again, "Ita-thaomei, can you hear me?" The thief replied, "Yes Ita, I can hear you."

The widow felt quite certain now. She knew that she could catch the thief easily.

She asked, "Were you asleep a little while ago?" "Yes, I felt so sleepy; I slept for some time," replied the thief. The widow continued, "As usual, let me tell you a story. Listen to it carefully." "I am listening, please go on," replied the thief.

The old widow began her story:
"Once upon a time, there lived an old woman in a village. She lived alone. One night, while spinning, she fell asleep. In her dream, she saw a thief breaking into her house. Actually a thief had already broken into her house and was trying to steal the utensils in the house.

The old woman woke up and saw it. Immediately, she began to shout, "Thief, thief. There is 'a thief in my house."

The old widow actually kept shouting at the top of her voice. Finally, her neighbours woke up and rushed to her house. The old widow told them of the thief hiding in the corner. The thief who was listening to the story of the old woman was caught by the villagers.

Thus, her wit and wisdom saved her. The villagers thanked the clever widow. She helped them catch the thief so easily.

"The End"