A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey: And Other Burmese FolktalesA 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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The first was a herdsman , the second earned his living by climbing palm trees to extract toddy juice , the third was a farmer , and the fourth the headman of the village . One morning the herdsman missed his cattle , which had strayed ...
The first was a herdsman , the second earned his living by climbing palm trees to extract toddy juice , the third was a farmer , and the fourth the headman of the village . One morning the herdsman missed his cattle , which had strayed ...
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To do that , he had to go over the land belonging to the 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 ...
To do that , he had to go over the land belonging to the 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 ...
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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 with his wife , which ...
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 with his wife , which ...
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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 baskets became bee-hunter bees believed boat Buddhist Burma Burmese cake calf called cattle caught chamberlain Clever colt cool course crow decided dish drunkard elephant farmer fight fish fisherman followers four fried fish gave ghosts girl give gold golden gong hair hand head honey human inside Judge jumped king king's ladder laughed live longyi looked Master Thumb mats meal means mischief-maker Mister Industry Mister Luck morning mortar moss mother Naga night nose officer ogre oozie opium-eater ordered paddy pagoda palace plant pleaded pool poor Princess rabbit rain reached replied rest house rice saying sesamum share shouted silver coin sire soon Stupid surprise tiger took traveler tree village water jars wear wild woman women young
Bibliographic information
| Title | A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey: And Other Burmese Folktales |
| Authors | Htin Aung (U.), Helen G. Trager |
| Translated by | Paw Oo Thet |
| Illustrated by | Paw Oo Thet |
| Publisher | Parents' Magazine Press, 1968 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 22 Jul 2009 |
| Length | 96 pages |
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