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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... head was cut off . The next day one of the king's officers passed by the place , and to his surprise he found the head of the mischief - maker rolling about on the ground . He was the more surprised when the head of the mischief - maker ...
... head was cut off . The next day one of the king's officers passed by the place , and to his surprise he found the head of the mischief - maker rolling about on the ground . He was the more surprised when the head of the mischief - maker ...
Page 45
... head was cut off in the presence of his fellow officers . When the execution was over , the head of the mischief - maker opened its mouth and said , " Ha , ha , I can still make mischief by my tittle - tattle although I am dead . " The ...
... head was cut off in the presence of his fellow officers . When the execution was over , the head of the mischief - maker opened its mouth and said , " Ha , ha , I can still make mischief by my tittle - tattle although I am dead . " The ...
Page 86
... head , sometimes with a strand flowing ( see p . 56 ) , or fasten it like a crown , adding hair not their own . A ... head . The hair at the crown of the head grows long , and this is pulled up into a topknot . Young children have their ...
... head , sometimes with a strand flowing ( see p . 56 ) , or fasten it like a crown , adding hair not their own . A ... head . The hair at the crown of the head grows long , and this is pulled up into a topknot . Young children have their ...
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