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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THE FISHERMAN AND THE KING'S CHAMBERLAIN ט NCE THERE WAS A KING who would not eat any meal unless it included a dish of fried fish . One day , there blew such a great storm that fishermen could not catch any fish . The king would not ...
THE FISHERMAN AND THE KING'S CHAMBERLAIN ט NCE THERE WAS A KING who would not eat any meal unless it included a dish of fried fish . One day , there blew such a great storm that fishermen could not catch any fish . The king would not ...
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The guards , seeing the fish in the fisherman's hand , threw open the gates and passed the word that the fisherman was to be allowed to reach the king's chamber without hindrance . But at the chamber door , the chamberlain said ...
The guards , seeing the fish in the fisherman's hand , threw open the gates and passed the word that the fisherman was to be allowed to reach the king's chamber without hindrance . But at the chamber door , the chamberlain said ...
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In answer to the king's questions , the strangers said that they had been set adrift on a raft on the orders of the king of their own coun- try across the sea , because they were found guilty of certain crimes .
In answer to the king's questions , the strangers said that they had been set adrift on a raft on the orders of the king of their own coun- try across the sea , because they were found guilty of certain crimes .
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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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