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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CONTENTS Foreword The Greedy Stallkeeper and the Poor Traveler Mister Luck and Mister Industry 11 15 18 Why the Rabbit's Nose Twitches 24 A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey ..28 The Four Deaf Men 31 The Fisherman and the King's ...
CONTENTS Foreword The Greedy Stallkeeper and the Poor Traveler Mister Luck and Mister Industry 11 15 18 Why the Rabbit's Nose Twitches 24 A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey ..28 The Four Deaf Men 31 The Fisherman and the King's ...
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777777 T HE KING and his chief minister were in a merry mood as they stood by the palace window , eating roasted rice and honey . They laughed so much that they spilled some honey on the windowsill . " We have spilled some honey ...
777777 T HE KING and his chief minister were in a merry mood as they stood by the palace window , eating roasted rice and honey . They laughed so much that they spilled some honey on the windowsill . " We have spilled some honey ...
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A man who wants honey or beeswax must go hunting for it . Success depends upon a combination of skills . A bee - hunter should be a powerful cigar smoker , an agile tree climber and a good holder - on - er . His problems are complicated ...
A man who wants honey or beeswax must go hunting for it . Success depends upon a combination of skills . A bee - hunter should be a powerful cigar smoker , an agile tree climber and a good holder - on - er . His problems are complicated ...
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Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Mister Luck and Mister Industry | 18 |
Why the Rabbits Nose Twitches | 24 |
Copyright | |
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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