A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey: And Other Burmese FolktalesFifteen tales from the area of Mandalay in Central Burma. |
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Page 76
About midnight two or three ghosts came in , but before they could suspect that
he was a 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 ...
About midnight two or three ghosts came in , but before they could suspect that
he was a 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 ...
Page 77
Another ghost reminded 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 third ghost stood up and started to count the company . All the time the
opium ...
Another ghost reminded 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 third ghost stood up and started to count the company . All the time the
opium ...
Page 78
When they saw that he was a 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
...
When they saw that he was a 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
...
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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 |
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