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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 5
Page 57
It was a crow with gold feathers . 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 !
It was a crow with gold feathers . 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 !
Page 58
To her surprise , the crow put down the golden ladder , and the little girl climbed up on it to the little gold house . " You must have dinner with me , " invited the crow . " But let me see , do you want the gold dish , the silver dish ...
To her surprise , the crow put down the golden ladder , and the little girl climbed up on it to the little gold house . " You must have dinner with me , " invited the crow . " But let me see , do you want the gold dish , the silver dish ...
Page 77
Do you know , gentlemen , " one talkative ghost said , " that underneath where I am sitting there lie buried seven pots of gold ? " The drunkard carefully noted where the speaker was sitting . The talk went on until dawn , when the ...
Do you know , gentlemen , " one talkative ghost said , " that underneath where I am sitting there lie buried seven pots of gold ? " The drunkard carefully noted where the speaker was sitting . The talk went on until dawn , when the ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Mister Luck and Mister Industry | 18 |
Why the Rabbits Nose Twitches | 24 |
Copyright | |
6 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
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 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |