A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey: And Other Burmese FolktalesFifteen tales from the area of Mandalay in Central Burma. |
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A few yards away to the north of the poor traveler , there was a food stall where
the owner was frying some fish . ... watched the traveler as he ate his meal , and
when he had finished , she called out , " Give me a silver coin for the fried fish .
A few yards away to the north of the poor traveler , there was a food stall where
the owner was frying some fish . ... watched the traveler as he ate his meal , and
when he had finished , she called out , " Give me a silver coin for the fried fish .
Page 17
The stallkeeper insists that the traveler ate his meal with the smell of her fried fish
. The traveler cannot deny that the wind did carry the smell of frying fish to his
nostrils as he sat eating . Therefore , he must pay the price . But what was the
price ...
The stallkeeper insists that the traveler ate his meal with the smell of her fried fish
. The traveler cannot deny that the wind did carry the smell of frying fish to his
nostrils as he sat eating . Therefore , he must pay the price . But what was the
price ...
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THE FISHERMAN AND THE KING'S CHAMBERLAIN 16 NCE THERE WAS A
KING who would not eat any meal unless it included a dish of fried fish . One day
, there blew such a great storm that fishermen could not catch any fish . The king
...
THE FISHERMAN AND THE KING'S CHAMBERLAIN 16 NCE THERE WAS A
KING who would not eat any meal unless it included a dish of fried fish . One day
, there blew such a great storm that fishermen could not catch any fish . The king
...
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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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