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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... mean that only the profits are to be shared . It means that gain and loss , income and expenditure , success and failure , reward and punishment are also to be shared . " The king accepted the judgment of the Princess , and gave the ...
... mean that only the profits are to be shared . It means that gain and loss , income and expenditure , success and failure , reward and punishment are also to be shared . " The king accepted the judgment of the Princess , and gave the ...
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... means " mischief - maker tree . " But during the course of centuries , the pronunciation of the name has dete- riorated , and it came to be on - bin or coconut tree . And if you shake a coconut and then put it against your ear , you ...
... means " mischief - maker tree . " But during the course of centuries , the pronunciation of the name has dete- riorated , and it came to be on - bin or coconut tree . And if you shake a coconut and then put it against your ear , you ...
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... means a blade . A villager , even a good Buddhist and therefore prohibited from taking life , normally tucks a dah at his waist before stepping out of his house -not because he is nervous or has evil intentions , but because he is ...
... means a blade . A villager , even a good Buddhist and therefore prohibited from taking life , normally tucks a dah at his waist before stepping out of his house -not because he is nervous or has evil intentions , but because he is ...
Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Mister Luck and Mister Industry | 18 |
Why the Rabbits Nose Twitches | 24 |
Copyright | |
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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