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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... cattle , which had strayed away during the night . He searched and searched but without suc- cess . Then he saw the toddy - climber up a palm tree and asked , " Have you seen my cattle ? " The toddy - climber , of course , could not ...
... cattle , which had strayed away during the night . He searched and searched but without suc- cess . Then he saw the toddy - climber up a palm tree and asked , " Have you seen my cattle ? " The toddy - climber , of course , could not ...
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... cattle there . The herdsman was now hot and tired from searching for his cattle the whole morning , and he wanted to take the shortcut to his home . To do that , he had to go over the land belonging to the farmer . The herdsman found ...
... cattle there . The herdsman was now hot and tired from searching for his cattle the whole morning , and he wanted to take the shortcut to his home . To do that , he had to go over the land belonging to the farmer . The herdsman found ...
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... cattle cannot spoil it . " The farmer went on shaking his head , saying , " No , no . " At last they came to blows and each dragged the other to the headman's house . The headman that morning had had an unfortunate misunder- standing ...
... cattle cannot spoil it . " The farmer went on shaking his head , saying , " No , no . " At last they came to blows and each dragged the other to the headman's house . The headman that morning had had an unfortunate misunder- standing ...
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