[1][2][3] Once there was a childless old couple, who used to treat a group of monkeys, from the nearby forest, kindly like their own children.

[4][5][6] They told the two that the best peeled off tubers of the taros should initially be boiled in a pot until softened and after getting cooled, these should be planted by wrapping in the banana leaves tightly.

In the next morning, the old couple were surprised at the sudden growth of the taros they had planted the previous day.

Unable to bear the allergy, both asked to give hentak (Meitei for 'a traditional edible paste made from fish meat and some vegetables') to each other.

[15][16] "Hanubi Hentak" (Meitei: ꯍꯅꯨꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯇꯥꯛ), an animation feature film, based on the folktale, was produced by the PUPU FOLKs TV in 2017.

"Paan Thaaba" (Meitei for 'Planting Taro'), a play directed by Dr. Usham Rojio, based on the folktale, was premiered in MDU on 15 August 2018.