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 8
Page 12
You don't expect Mr. Industry to be a failure and Mr. Luck to win the hand of the Princess , but that happens . It wouldn't come as a surprise to you if you were Burmese , however . Nor , if you were Burmese , would you be surprised to ...
You don't expect Mr. Industry to be a failure and Mr. Luck to win the hand of the Princess , but that happens . It wouldn't come as a surprise to you if you were Burmese , however . Nor , if you were Burmese , would you be surprised to ...
Page 38
The king sent for the Princess Learned - in - the - Law to come and decide the case . " My Lord King , " said the Princess Learned - in - the - Law , after she had arrived and listened to the two parties to the dispute ...
The king sent for the Princess Learned - in - the - Law to come and decide the case . " My Lord King , " said the Princess Learned - in - the - Law , after she had arrived and listened to the two parties to the dispute ...
Page 92
PRINCESS LEARNED - IN - THE - LAW : The Princess might have been real , but she wasn't . Though only a folktale character , she represents the Burmese view that women have ability . In the past , and today , Burmese women have wielded ...
PRINCESS LEARNED - IN - THE - LAW : The Princess might have been real , but she wasn't . Though only a folktale character , she represents the Burmese view that women have ability . In the past , and today , Burmese women have wielded ...
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 |