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 48
... followers inside his stomach , traveled on , until at nightfall he reached the northern mountains , where he expected the sun to appear the next morning . He decided to rest there for the night , and looked around for some shelter . To ...
... followers inside his stomach , traveled on , until at nightfall he reached the northern mountains , where he expected the sun to appear the next morning . He decided to rest there for the night , and looked around for some shelter . To ...
Page 50
... followers entered the house , and the first thing they did was to hide the tinderbox . Then the bamboo thorn placed himself underneath the bed , the rotten egg in the kitchen fireplace , and the moss near the water jar . Soon afterwards ...
... followers entered the house , and the first thing they did was to hide the tinderbox . Then the bamboo thorn placed himself underneath the bed , the rotten egg in the kitchen fireplace , and the moss near the water jar . Soon afterwards ...
Page 52
... followers laughed loudly at the sun's discomfort , but soon they became silent with dismay . For the rain , in quenching the sun , had caused great floods , and Master Thumb was now in danger of drowning . At this juncture , however ...
... followers laughed loudly at the sun's discomfort , but soon they became silent with dismay . For the rain , in quenching the sun , had caused great floods , and Master Thumb was now in danger of drowning . At this juncture , however ...
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