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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Wanting to bathe in the clear water , he jumped into the pool ; at once he was changed into a monkey . But he did not complain . " If my luck wills that I should end my days as a monkey , I am satisfied , " he said to himself .
Wanting to bathe in the clear water , he jumped into the pool ; at once he was changed into a monkey . But he did not complain . " If my luck wills that I should end my days as a monkey , I am satisfied , " he said to himself .
Page 24
So he hid himself underneath a stone and when he saw the rabbit coming along leisurely , the frog shouted in a loud voice " Ong - Ing ! " The rabbit jumped one cubit into the air and then ran away in fright . As he ran , he knocked down ...
So he hid himself underneath a stone and when he saw the rabbit coming along leisurely , the frog shouted in a loud voice " Ong - Ing ! " The rabbit jumped one cubit into the air and then ran away in fright . As he ran , he knocked down ...
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At this juncture , however , out jumped the boat from inside Master Thumb's stomach and placed himself at his master's service . Master Thumb and his other three followers jumped into the boat and journeyed southwards together , back to ...
At this juncture , however , out jumped the boat from inside Master Thumb's stomach and placed himself at his master's service . Master Thumb and his other three followers jumped into the boat and journeyed southwards together , back to ...
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Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Mister Luck and Mister Industry | 18 |
Why the Rabbits Nose Twitches | 24 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
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
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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