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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... disturbed by the cucumber . " You shall die , " said the Naga to the cucumber . " Oh , sir , oh , sir , " replied the cucumber , " I am not to blame . The wild pig pushed me in . " The Naga left the pool and soon caught the pig. 25.
... disturbed by the cucumber . " You shall die , " said the Naga to the cucumber . " Oh , sir , oh , sir , " replied the cucumber , " I am not to blame . The wild pig pushed me in . " The Naga left the pool and soon caught the pig. 25.
Page 26
... caught the pig . " You shall die , " said the Naga . " Oh , sir , oh , sir , ” replied the pig , " I am not to blame . The snake bumped against me . ' " " The Naga chased the snake and soon caught him . " You shall die , " said the Naga ...
... caught the pig . " You shall die , " said the Naga . " Oh , sir , oh , sir , ” replied the pig , " I am not to blame . The snake bumped against me . ' " " The Naga chased the snake and soon caught him . " You shall die , " said the Naga ...
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... a fisherman , using a mere line and hook , caught a nice fat and oily fish , and he ran with all his might to the king's palace . www The guards , seeing the fish in the fisherman's. 34 The Fisherman and the King's Chamberlain.
... a fisherman , using a mere line and hook , caught a nice fat and oily fish , and he ran with all his might to the king's palace . www The guards , seeing the fish in the fisherman's. 34 The Fisherman and the King's Chamberlain.
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