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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 9
Page 46
HOW MASTER THUMB DEFEATED THE SUN 6 NCE A POOR WOMAN who was with child was trying to dry some paddy . But the moment she put out her basket of paddy the sun disappeared , and the moment she took in her basket thinking it was going to ...
HOW MASTER THUMB DEFEATED THE SUN 6 NCE A POOR WOMAN who was with child was trying to dry some paddy . But the moment she put out her basket of paddy the sun disappeared , and the moment she took in her basket thinking it was going to ...
Page 47
Early next morning Master Thumb set out northwards in his quest for the sun . He took with him the cake which was many times bigger than himself . It was midsummer , the fields were bare of vegetation , and the whole countryside groaned ...
Early next morning Master Thumb set out northwards in his quest for the sun . He took with him the cake which was many times bigger than himself . It was midsummer , the fields were bare of vegetation , and the whole countryside groaned ...
Page 48
All right , ” replied Master Thumb . " Eat a bit of my cake , and get inside my stomach . " The moss did as he was told . Master Thumb traveled on , and he met a rotten egg . are you going , Master Thumb ? " greeted the rotten egg .
All right , ” replied Master Thumb . " Eat a bit of my cake , and get inside my stomach . " The moss did as he was told . Master Thumb traveled on , and he met a rotten egg . are you going , Master Thumb ? " greeted the rotten egg .
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Mister Luck and Mister Industry | 18 |
Why the Rabbits Nose Twitches | 24 |
Copyright | |
6 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
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 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |