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 34
... gong and drum , " ordered he , " that the fisherman who brings me but one single fish will be given any reward that he may name . " " " However , the storm continued to rage , and the waters remained turbulent . At last at dusk , a ...
... gong and drum , " ordered he , " that the fisherman who brings me but one single fish will be given any reward that he may name . " " " However , the storm continued to rage , and the waters remained turbulent . At last at dusk , a ...
Page 91
... life is regulated . A pongyi , for example , may not touch money , or eat anything after the noon hour . Every morning at the sound of the gong , pongyis go forth , each with a big bowl , to collect a donation of rice ( see p . 35 ) 91.
... life is regulated . A pongyi , for example , may not touch money , or eat anything after the noon hour . Every morning at the sound of the gong , pongyis go forth , each with a big bowl , to collect a donation of rice ( see p . 35 ) 91.
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