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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THE FISHERMAN AND THE KING'S CHAMBERLAIN 16 NCE THERE WAS A KING who would not eat any meal unless it included a dish of fried fish .
THE FISHERMAN AND THE KING'S CHAMBERLAIN 16 NCE THERE WAS A KING who would not eat any meal unless it included a dish of fried fish .
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b to the king's questions , the strangers said that they had THE ORIGIN OF ... In answer been set adrift on a raft on the orders of the king of their own ...
b to the king's questions , the strangers said that they had THE ORIGIN OF ... In answer been set adrift on a raft on the orders of the king of their own ...
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KING'S CHAMBERLAIN : The kings of Burma , as kings everywhere , lived amid luxury in great palaces . They had many attendants , officers , ministers and a ...
KING'S CHAMBERLAIN : The kings of Burma , as kings everywhere , lived amid luxury in great palaces . They had many attendants , officers , ministers and a ...
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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 dish drunkard elephant farmer fight fish fisherman followers four fried fish gave ghosts girl give gold Golden gong hair hand head herdsman honey human Judge jumped king king's ladder laughed live longyi looked Master Thumb mats meal means mischief-maker Mister Industry Mister Luck morning mortar mother Naga night nose ogre oozie opium-eater ordered otter paddy pagoda palace partnership plant pleaded pool poor Princess rabbit rafts rain reached replied rest house rice saying sesamum share shouted silver coin sire soon Stupid surprise tiger took traveler tree usually village water jars wear woman women young
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| 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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