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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Page 62
Mister Clever had a cow , whereas Mister Stupid had Stupid's mare gave birth to
a colt . Clever , being a light sleeper , heard the bleating of the calf and the
neighing of the colt . Taking a light , he went down to the cowshed to have a look .
Mister Clever had a cow , whereas Mister Stupid had Stupid's mare gave birth to
a colt . Clever , being a light sleeper , heard the bleating of the calf and the
neighing of the colt . Taking a light , he went down to the cowshed to have a look .
Page 63
By this time , Stupid had found the calf in his stable and , suspecting the truth , he
came to Clever and accused him of stealing his colt . Clever denied it ,
maintaining that by a strange freak of nature , his cow had given birth to a colt . “
But what ...
By this time , Stupid had found the calf in his stable and , suspecting the truth , he
came to Clever and accused him of stealing his colt . Clever denied it ,
maintaining that by a strange freak of nature , his cow had given birth to a colt . “
But what ...
Page 64
Stupid and Clever thanked the rabbit , and went back to their village . 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 ...
Stupid and Clever thanked the rabbit , and went back to their village . 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 ...
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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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