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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... Drop of Honey The Four Deaf Men The Fisherman and the King's Chamberlain
Partnership The Origin of the Coconut How Master Thumb Defeated the Sun Why
the Tiger is so Angry at the Cat The Golden Crow The Case of the Calf and the ...
... Drop of Honey The Four Deaf Men The Fisherman and the King's Chamberlain
Partnership The Origin of the Coconut How Master Thumb Defeated the Sun Why
the Tiger is so Angry at the Cat The Golden Crow The Case of the Calf and the ...
Page 57
One day the mother asked the daughter to scare away THE GOLDEN CROW
ONG AGO THERE LIVED an old widow who was very poor . She had a daughter
who was pretty and goodnatured . the birds from the tray of paddy which was
being ...
One day the mother asked the daughter to scare away THE GOLDEN CROW
ONG AGO THERE LIVED an old widow who was very poor . She had a daughter
who was pretty and goodnatured . the birds from the tray of paddy which was
being ...
Page 58
The crow looked out of a window of the little golden house , and said , “ Oh , there
you are ! Do come up . But , of course , I must drop the ladder first . Do you want
the golden ladder , the silver ladder , or the brass ladder ? ” “ I am only a poor ...
The crow looked out of a window of the little golden house , and said , “ Oh , there
you are ! Do come up . But , of course , I must drop the ladder first . Do you want
the golden ladder , the silver ladder , or the brass ladder ? ” “ I am only a poor ...
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asked bamboo baskets became bee-hunter bees believed boat Buddhist Burma Burmese cake calf called cattle caught chamberlain Clever colt cool course crow dish drunkard elephant farmer fight fish fisherman followers four fried fish gave ghosts girl give gold Golden gong hair hand head herdsman honey human Judge jumped king king's ladder laughed live longyi looked Master Thumb mats meal means mischief-maker Mister Industry Mister Luck morning mortar mother Naga night nose ogre oozie opium-eater ordered otter paddy pagoda palace partnership plant pleaded pool poor Princess rabbit rafts rain reached replied rest house rice saying sesamum share shouted silver coin sire soon Stupid surprise tiger took traveler tree usually village water jars wear woman women young