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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A group of judges went to the Princess Learned - in - the - Law and asked for her advice and counsel . She gave thought to what they asked and she said : “ My Lord Justices , take note that there is no such thing as a minor incident ...
A group of judges went to the Princess Learned - in - the - Law and asked for her advice and counsel . She gave thought to what they asked and she said : “ My Lord Justices , take note that there is no such thing as a minor incident ...
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Then he saw the toddy - climber up a palm tree and asked , " Have you seen my cattle ? " The toddy - climber , of course , could not hear him , but thought the herdsman was asking about the palms .
Then he saw the toddy - climber up a palm tree and asked , " Have you seen my cattle ? " The toddy - climber , of course , could not hear him , but thought the herdsman was asking about the palms .
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Stupid asked indignantly . “ By a strange freak of nature , also , ” suggested Clever sweetly , " your mare must have given birth to a calf . ” Stupid appealed to the neighbors who , however , admitted their inability to decide the ...
Stupid asked indignantly . “ By a strange freak of nature , also , ” suggested Clever sweetly , " your mare must have given birth to a calf . ” Stupid appealed to the neighbors who , however , admitted their inability to decide the ...
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Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Mister Luck and Mister Industry | 18 |
Why the Rabbits Nose Twitches | 24 |
Copyright | |
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asked bamboo baskets became bee-hunter bees boat Buddhist Burma Burmese cake calf called cattle caught chamberlain Clever colt cool course crow decided dish drunkard elephant fight fish fisherman followers four fried fish gave ghosts girl give gold golden gong hair hand head herdsman 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 ogre oozie opium-eater ordered otter paddy pagoda palace plant pleaded pool poor Princess rabbit rafts rain reached replied rest house rice saying sesamum share shouted silver coin sire soon Stupid surprise tiger traveler tree usually village water jars wear wild woman women young
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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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