A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey: And Other Burmese FolktalesA 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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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 . " With pleasure , " replied the rabbit . Stupid and Clever explained what the ...
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 . " With pleasure , " replied the rabbit . Stupid and Clever explained what the ...
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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 it was noon , but there was no Judge Rabbit . Noon passed and still there was ...
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 it was noon , but there was no Judge Rabbit . Noon passed and still there was ...
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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 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 ...
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Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Mister Luck and Mister Industry | 18 |
Why the Rabbits Nose Twitches | 24 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
asked bamboo baskets became bee-hunter bees believed boat Buddhist Burma Burmese cake calf called cattle caught chamberlain Clever colt cool course crow decided dish drunkard elephant farmer fight fish fisherman followers four fried fish gave ghosts girl give gold golden gong hair hand head honey human inside Judge jumped king king's ladder laughed live longyi looked Master Thumb mats meal means mischief-maker Mister Industry Mister Luck morning mortar moss mother Naga night nose officer ogre oozie opium-eater ordered paddy pagoda palace plant pleaded pool poor Princess rabbit rain reached replied rest house rice saying sesamum share shouted silver coin sire soon Stupid surprise tiger took traveler tree village water jars wear wild woman women young
Bibliographic information
| 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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