A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey: And Other Burmese FolktalesFifteen tales from the area of Mandalay in Central Burma. |
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And Other Burmese Folktales Htin Aung (U.), Helen G. Trager. There are fifteen folktales for several reasons , but one is FOREWORD HE SMALL southeast Asian country of Burma , half a world away , is little known to Americans .
And Other Burmese Folktales Htin Aung (U.), Helen G. Trager. There are fifteen folktales for several reasons , but one is FOREWORD HE SMALL southeast Asian country of Burma , half a world away , is little known to Americans .
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And Other Burmese Folktales Htin Aung (U.), Helen G. Trager. people have : a directness , almost bluntness , yet restraint and courtesy . Also , you come on unexpected things , like surprise endings and surprise characters .
And Other Burmese Folktales Htin Aung (U.), Helen G. Trager. people have : a directness , almost bluntness , yet restraint and courtesy . Also , you come on unexpected things , like surprise endings and surprise characters .
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And Other Burmese Folktales Htin Aung (U.), Helen G. Trager. the carp family . ... HAIR STYLES : Both Burmese men and women used to wear long hair . ... The hair style of witches in Burma hasn't changed much either ( see p . 42 ) .
And Other Burmese Folktales Htin Aung (U.), Helen G. Trager. the carp family . ... HAIR STYLES : Both Burmese men and women used to wear long hair . ... The hair style of witches in Burma hasn't changed much either ( see p . 42 ) .
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| Title | A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey: And Other Burmese Folktales |
| Authors | Htin Aung (U.), Helen G. Trager |
| Translated by | Paw Oo Thet |
| Illustrated by | Paw Oo Thet |
| Publisher | Parents' Magazine Press, 1968 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 22 Jul 2009 |
| Length | 96 pages |
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