A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey: And Other Burmese FolktalesParents' Magazine Press, 1968 - 96 pages A collection of fifteen Burmese folktales including "Why the Rabbit's Nose Twitches" and "The Origin of the Coconut." Also contains a separate section explaining Burmese terms and customs mentioned in the stories. |
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Page 11
... Burmese sum . The Burmese people reckon not by dozens but by tens , and factors or multiples of ten . They use the decimal system with consistency . Things are counted or grouped in sets of 5's , 10's , 15's etc. , whether it is hen's ...
... Burmese sum . The Burmese people reckon not by dozens but by tens , and factors or multiples of ten . They use the decimal system with consistency . Things are counted or grouped in sets of 5's , 10's , 15's etc. , whether it is hen's ...
Page 12
... Burmese tales , for Burmese people enjoy laughter . They have a keen sense of the ridiculous ; they delight in preposterous , incongruous situa- tions , and are able to laugh at themselves . They enjoy broad slap- stick and quiet humor ...
... Burmese tales , for Burmese people enjoy laughter . They have a keen sense of the ridiculous ; they delight in preposterous , incongruous situa- tions , and are able to laugh at themselves . They enjoy broad slap- stick and quiet humor ...
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... Burmese pagoda shape is like a bell . There are many pagodas in Burma , and of all sizes ( see p . 67 ) . The domes of some are covered with gold leaf and gleam in the sunlight . Many are white . A man who builds or gilds a pagoda , big ...
... Burmese pagoda shape is like a bell . There are many pagodas in Burma , and of all sizes ( see p . 67 ) . The domes of some are covered with gold leaf and gleam in the sunlight . Many are white . A man who builds or gilds a pagoda , big ...
Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Mister Luck and Mister Industry | 18 |
Why the Rabbits Nose Twitches | 24 |
Copyright | |
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asked bamboo shoots bamboo thorn baskets became bee-hunter bees boat brass dish brass ladder Buddhist Burma Burmese calf called cattle chamberlain colt cool dispute driving spear DROP OF HONEY drunkard elephant farmer fight my enemy fisherman folktales fried fish ghosts gold dish Golden Crow golden ladder gong greedy girl hair head headman herdsman house lizard inside my stomach jackal jaggery Judge Rabbit jumped king king's laughed little girl live longyi looked Mandalay mats meal mischief-maker Mister Industry Mister Luck monsoon Moon-goddess morning mortar moss mother muddy water Naga night ogre oozie opium-eater otter pagoda parasol partnership pleaded poor traveler pots of gold Princess Learned-in-the-Law rafts rain replied Master Thumb rotten egg sesamum plant seven pots shouted silver coin sire snake stallkeeper surprise tamarind tattooed tiger toddy toddy-climber village village at sunset water jars wear wild pheasant woman zayat