A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey: And Other Burmese FolktalesParents' Magazine Press, 1968 - 96 pages A 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. |
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... bamboo plant . The bamboo broke and fell on a snake who was sleeping underneath . The snake ran away in fright and bumped against the wild pig who was quietly eating a cucumber . The wild pig dropped it in fright , and the cu- cumber ...
... bamboo plant . The bamboo broke and fell on a snake who was sleeping underneath . The snake ran away in fright and bumped against the wild pig who was quietly eating a cucumber . The wild pig dropped it in fright , and the cu- cumber ...
Page 26
... bamboo fell on me . " The Naga went to the bamboo and said , " You shall die . " " Oh , sir , oh , sir , ” replied the bamboo , " I am not to blame . The wild pheasant alighted on me . ” The Naga soon caught the wild pheasant and said ...
... bamboo fell on me . " The Naga went to the bamboo and said , " You shall die . " " Oh , sir , oh , sir , ” replied the bamboo , " I am not to blame . The wild pheasant alighted on me . ” The Naga soon caught the wild pheasant and said ...
Page 47
... bamboo thorn . " Where are you going , Master Thumb ? " greeted the bamboo thorn . " I go to fight my enemy , the sun , " was the reply . Now the bamboo thorn also hated the sun , for the sun had caused all the bamboo plants to wither ...
... bamboo thorn . " Where are you going , Master Thumb ? " greeted the bamboo thorn . " I go to fight my enemy , the sun , " was the reply . Now the bamboo thorn also hated the sun , for the sun had caused all the bamboo plants to wither ...
Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Mister Luck and Mister Industry | 18 |
Why the Rabbits Nose Twitches | 24 |
Copyright | |
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asked bamboo shoots bamboo thorn baskets became bee-hunter bees boat brass dish brass ladder Buddhist Burma Burmese calf called cattle chamberlain colt cool dispute driving spear DROP OF HONEY drunkard elephant farmer fight my enemy fisherman folktales fried fish ghosts gold dish Golden Crow golden ladder gong greedy girl hair head headman herdsman house lizard inside my stomach jackal jaggery Judge Rabbit jumped king king's laughed little girl live longyi looked Mandalay mats meal mischief-maker Mister Industry Mister Luck monsoon Moon-goddess morning mortar moss mother muddy water Naga night ogre oozie opium-eater otter pagoda parasol partnership pleaded poor traveler pots of gold Princess Learned-in-the-Law rafts rain replied Master Thumb rotten egg sesamum plant seven pots shouted silver coin sire snake stallkeeper surprise tamarind tattooed tiger toddy toddy-climber village village at sunset water jars wear wild pheasant woman zayat