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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Within the next few hours , civil war had broken out , the city burned and the
palace destroyed together with the king and the chief minister . A group of judges
went to the Princess Learned - in - the - Law and asked for her advice and
counsel .
Within the next few hours , civil war had broken out , the city burned and the
palace destroyed together with the king and the chief minister . A group of judges
went to the Princess Learned - in - the - Law and asked for her advice and
counsel .
Page 31
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 . “ This tree is not so good , ” he said , and
he ...
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 . “ This tree is not so good , ” he said , and
he ...
Page 63
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 dispute . So
Stupid ...
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 dispute . So
Stupid ...
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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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