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 76
... human being , the drunkard calmly said , " Hello fellows . You are late today , or am I early ? " Other ghosts came in until the rest house was absolutely full . One of the ghosts looked around and said , " I smell human flesh . I ...
... human being , the drunkard calmly said , " Hello fellows . You are late today , or am I early ? " Other ghosts came in until the rest house was absolutely full . One of the ghosts looked around and said , " I smell human flesh . I ...
Page 77
... human flesh , and suspected the presence of a human being among them . Another ghost re- minded the company that some nights before a human being had been present and had run off with seven pots of gold after listening to their talk . A ...
... human flesh , and suspected the presence of a human being among them . Another ghost re- minded the company that some nights before a human being had been present and had run off with seven pots of gold after listening to their talk . A ...
Page 78
... human being , they pulled his nose until it became fully three yards long . Then all the ghosts silently departed . The next morning the drunkard went to look for his friend at the rest house and found him half dead with fear . The ...
... human being , they pulled his nose until it became fully three yards long . Then all the ghosts silently departed . The next morning the drunkard went to look for his friend at the rest house and found him half dead with fear . The ...
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