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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The Golden Crow laughed at the little girl's efforts to scare him away and quickly ate up every bit of the rice , chaff and all . The girl started to cry ...
The Golden Crow laughed at the little girl's efforts to scare him away and quickly ate up every bit of the rice , chaff and all . The girl started to cry ...
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“ I am only a poor little girl , " replied the girl , " and I can only ask for the brass ladder . ” To her surprise , the crow put down the golden ladder ...
“ I am only a poor little girl , " replied the girl , " and I can only ask for the brass ladder . ” To her surprise , the crow put down the golden ladder ...
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The greedy girl , of course , chose the big box , and without remembering to thank the crow , she struggled down the ladder with her burden .
The greedy girl , of course , chose the big box , and without remembering to thank the crow , she struggled down the ladder with her burden .
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| 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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