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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Page 21
Now let us see who is lucky enough or unlucky enough to use this water for a bath , " laughed Mister Luck . The water seller came and took away his water jars to hawk them around the city . Now the king of Prome 21.
Now let us see who is lucky enough or unlucky enough to use this water for a bath , " laughed Mister Luck . The water seller came and took away his water jars to hawk them around the city . Now the king of Prome 21.
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They laughed so much that they spilled some honey on the windowsill . " We have spilled some honey , Your Majesty , " said the chief minister . " Let me wipe it off . " " My dear Lord , " laughed the king , " it is beneath your dignity ...
They laughed so much that they spilled some honey on the windowsill . " We have spilled some honey , Your Majesty , " said the chief minister . " Let me wipe it off . " " My dear Lord , " laughed the king , " it is beneath your dignity ...
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Amused , the king continued to eat and laugh with the minister and soon they saw the lizard eaten up by a cat . When a dog appeared on the scene and began to attack the cat , they went on laughing and eating and they did not pause even ...
Amused , the king continued to eat and laugh with the minister and soon they saw the lizard eaten up by a cat . When a dog appeared on the scene and began to attack the cat , they went on laughing and eating and they did not pause even ...
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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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