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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So Stupid asked Clever to go with him to another village to find a judge . On the way they met a rabbit and asked him to act as judge in their dispute .
So Stupid asked Clever to go with him to another village to find a judge . On the way they met a rabbit and asked him to act as judge in their dispute .
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On the appointed day at sunrise Stupid and Clever and the whole village assembled to await the coming of Judge Rabbit . The sun rose higher and higher until ...
On the appointed day at sunrise Stupid and Clever and the whole village assembled to await the coming of Judge Rabbit . The sun rose higher and higher until ...
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Clever , who took pride in his cleverness , thought that Judge Rabbit was trying to test the intelligence of the villagers . " Sire Judge , ” said he ...
Clever , who took pride in his cleverness , thought that Judge Rabbit was trying to test the intelligence of the villagers . " Sire Judge , ” said he ...
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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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