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 chief minster looked and saw a spider pouncing on the fly . The king looked down again and saw the spider caught and swallowed by a house lizard . Amused , the king continued to eat and laugh with the minister and soon they saw the ...
The chief minster looked and saw a spider pouncing on the fly . The king looked down again and saw the spider caught and swallowed by a house lizard . Amused , the king continued to eat and laugh with the minister and soon they saw the ...
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Come to the big tamarind tree outside the village at sunset , and I will give you something . " Then the crow flew away . At sunset , the little girl went to the big tamarind tree and looked up at the branches .
Come to the big tamarind tree outside the village at sunset , and I will give you something . " Then the crow flew away . At sunset , the little girl went to the big tamarind tree and looked up at the branches .
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He duly went there but , as he was full of opium , he became very sleepy . When the ghosts came into the rest house at midnight he was half - asleep . The ghosts looked at him with suspicion . Other ghosts came in , until the rest house ...
He duly went there but , as he was full of opium , he became very sleepy . When the ghosts came into the rest house at midnight he was half - asleep . The ghosts looked at him with suspicion . Other ghosts came in , until the rest house ...
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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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