A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey: And Other Burmese FolktalesParents' Magazine Press, 1968 - 96 pages A 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 15
... meal , which he had brought with him in a bundle . The meal consisted only of some cooked rice and boiled vege- tables . It was the cool season , during which people trav- eled from one village to another , and there were many wayside ...
... meal , which he had brought with him in a bundle . The meal consisted only of some cooked rice and boiled vege- tables . It was the cool season , during which people trav- eled from one village to another , and there were many wayside ...
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... meal with the fragrant smell of my fried fish . Without the smell , your meal of rice and salt could not have been so tasty . " A crowd soon collected , and although their sympathy was with the poor traveler , all had to admit that as ...
... meal with the fragrant smell of my fried fish . Without the smell , your meal of rice and salt could not have been so tasty . " A crowd soon collected , and although their sympathy was with the poor traveler , all had to admit that as ...
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... 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 eat his breakfast because there was no fried fish and he was annoyed . Lunchtime came ...
... 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 eat his breakfast because there was no fried fish and he was annoyed . Lunchtime came ...
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 shoots bamboo thorn baskets became bee-hunter bees boat brass dish brass ladder Buddhist Burma Burmese calf called cattle chamberlain colt cool dispute driving spear DROP OF HONEY drunkard elephant farmer fight my enemy fisherman folktales fried fish ghosts gold dish Golden Crow golden ladder gong greedy girl hair head headman herdsman house lizard inside my stomach jackal jaggery Judge Rabbit jumped king king's laughed little girl live longyi looked Mandalay mats meal mischief-maker Mister Industry Mister Luck monsoon Moon-goddess morning mortar moss mother muddy water Naga night ogre oozie opium-eater otter pagoda parasol partnership pleaded poor traveler pots of gold Princess Learned-in-the-Law rafts rain replied Master Thumb rotten egg sesamum plant seven pots shouted silver coin sire snake stallkeeper surprise tamarind tattooed tiger toddy toddy-climber village village at sunset water jars wear wild pheasant woman zayat