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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Page 12
... cool heart and a wise head ; in the folktales , it is the wise rabbit , the village headman or the Princess Learned - in - the - Law . True to Burmese Buddhist tradition , their decisions must be directed at the reestab- lishment of ...
... cool heart and a wise head ; in the folktales , it is the wise rabbit , the village headman or the Princess Learned - in - the - Law . True to Burmese Buddhist tradition , their decisions must be directed at the reestab- lishment of ...
Page 88
... cool and adaptable . When caught in the rain , or a sudden chilling breeze , pull your longyi up over your shoulders , or wear it like a hood . To make boys ' " shorts , " when there's a tree to be climbed or active work to be done ...
... cool and adaptable . When caught in the rain , or a sudden chilling breeze , pull your longyi up over your shoulders , or wear it like a hood . To make boys ' " shorts , " when there's a tree to be climbed or active work to be done ...
Page 95
... cool . Sometimes the jars are glazed halfway down for added strength . The shape is quite distinctive ( see p . 79 and 22 ) . The long dry season makes water a precious thing . Yet , Burmese people share water with strangers . Anyone ...
... cool . Sometimes the jars are glazed halfway down for added strength . The shape is quite distinctive ( see p . 79 and 22 ) . The long dry season makes water a precious thing . Yet , Burmese people share water with strangers . Anyone ...
Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Mister Luck and Mister Industry | 18 |
Why the Rabbits Nose Twitches | 24 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
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