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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... CLEVER and Mister Stupid were neighbors . Mister Clever had a cow , whereas Mister Stupid had M a mare . One night Clever's cow gave birth to a calf , and Stupid's mare gave birth to a colt . Clever , being a light sleeper , heard the ...
... CLEVER and Mister Stupid were neighbors . Mister Clever had a cow , whereas Mister Stupid had M a mare . One night Clever's cow gave birth to a calf , and Stupid's mare gave birth to a colt . Clever , being a light sleeper , heard the ...
Page 63
... Clever and accused him of stealing his colt . Clever denied it , maintaining that by a strange freak of nature , his cow had given birth to a colt . " But what about the calf in my stable ? " Stupid asked indignantly . " By a strange ...
... Clever and accused him of stealing his colt . Clever denied it , maintaining that by a strange freak of nature , his cow had given birth to a colt . " But what about the calf in my stable ? " Stupid asked indignantly . " By a strange ...
Page 65
... Clever , who took pride in his cleverness , thought that Judge Rabbit was trying to test the intelligence of the villagers . " Sire Judge , " said he brightly , " how can a sandbank in the middle of the river be on fire , and how can ...
... Clever , who took pride in his cleverness , thought that Judge Rabbit was trying to test the intelligence of the villagers . " Sire Judge , " said he brightly , " how can a sandbank in the middle of the river be on fire , and how can ...
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