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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... farmer , and the fourth the headman of the village . One morning the herdsman missed his 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 ...
... farmer , and the fourth the headman of the village . One morning the herdsman missed his 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 ...
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... farmer . The herdsman found the farmer burning the meadow grass on his land and , pointing to his cattle , he said , " May I cross with my cattle ? " The farmer thought that the question was " Did you steal my cattle ? " and he replied ...
... farmer . The herdsman found the farmer burning the meadow grass on his land and , pointing to his cattle , he said , " May I cross with my cattle ? " The farmer thought that the question was " Did you steal my cattle ? " and he replied ...
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... 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 with his wife , which resulted in ...
... 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 with his wife , which resulted in ...
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