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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... boat left high and dry . The stream on which it was floating had been dried up by the sun . " Master Thumb , " greeted the boat , " where are you going ? ” " I go to fight my enemy , the sun , " was the reply . Now the boat was also ...
... boat left high and dry . The stream on which it was floating had been dried up by the sun . " Master Thumb , " greeted the boat , " where are you going ? ” " I go to fight my enemy , the sun , " was the reply . Now the boat was also ...
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... boat from inside Master Thumb's stomach and placed himself at his master's service . Master Thumb and his other three followers jumped into the boat and journeyed southwards together , back to Master Thumb's village . All the villagers ...
... boat from inside Master Thumb's stomach and placed himself at his master's service . Master Thumb and his other three followers jumped into the boat and journeyed southwards together , back to Master Thumb's village . All the villagers ...
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... boats . DAH : A dah is not the bleat of an animal ; it is the word in Burmese that means a blade . A villager , even a good Buddhist and therefore prohibited from taking life , normally tucks a dah at his waist before stepping out of ...
... boats . DAH : A dah is not the bleat of an animal ; it is the word in Burmese that means a blade . A villager , even a good Buddhist and therefore prohibited from taking life , normally tucks a dah at his waist before stepping out of ...
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