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 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 , saying , “ Oh , my mother is so poor ! My mother is so poor !
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 , saying , “ Oh , my mother is so poor ! My mother is so poor !
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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 , and the little girl climbed up on it to the little gold house .
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 , and the little girl climbed up on it to the little gold house .
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The greedy girl , of course , chose the big box , and without re- membering to thank the crow , she struggled down the ladder with her burden . When she reached home , she and her mother joyfully pulled open the big box .
The greedy girl , of course , chose the big box , and without re- membering to thank the crow , she struggled down the ladder with her burden . When she reached home , she and her mother joyfully pulled open the big box .
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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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