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 63
... judge . On the way they met a rabbit and asked him to act as judge in their dispute . " With pleasure , " replied the rabbit . Stupid and Clever explained what the dispute was , and the rabbit said , " I am busy now , but will fix a ...
... judge . On the way they met a rabbit and asked him to act as judge in their dispute . " With pleasure , " replied the rabbit . Stupid and Clever explained what the dispute was , and the rabbit said , " I am busy now , but will fix a ...
Page 64
... Judge Rabbit . Noon passed and still there was no Judge Rabbit . It was only at sunset that the rabbit appeared . As it was so unusual for the rabbit to break his word , the villagers could not help asking why he did not come at the ...
... Judge Rabbit . Noon passed and still there was no Judge Rabbit . It was only at sunset that the rabbit appeared . As it was so unusual for the rabbit to break his word , the villagers could not help asking why he did not come at the ...
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... 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 water be carried in a wicker crate ? It is against nature ...
... 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 water be carried in a wicker crate ? It is against nature ...
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