A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey: And Other Burmese FolktalesFifteen tales from the area of Mandalay in Central Burma. |
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One of the strangers was a thief , another a witch , and the third a mischief -
maker who harmed people by his tittle - tattle . The king gave a house and one
thousand silver coins to the thief , and allowed him to settle in Burma . “ He was a
thief ...
One of the strangers was a thief , another a witch , and the third a mischief -
maker who harmed people by his tittle - tattle . The king gave a house and one
thousand silver coins to the thief , and allowed him to settle in Burma . “ He was a
thief ...
Page 44
But the king ordered the mischief - maker to be executed at once . “ For , " said
the king , " once a mischief - maker , always a mischiefmaker . ” So the mischief -
maker was taken to the place of execution and his head was cut off . The next day
...
But the king ordered the mischief - maker to be executed at once . “ For , " said
the king , " once a mischief - maker , always a mischiefmaker . ” So the mischief -
maker was taken to the place of execution and his head was cut off . The next day
...
Page 45
When the execution was over , the head of the mischief - maker opened its mouth
and said , “ Ha , ha , I can still make mischief by my tittle - tattle although I am
dead . ” The officers , realizing that gross injustice had been done to a colleague
...
When the execution was over , the head of the mischief - maker opened its mouth
and said , “ Ha , ha , I can still make mischief by my tittle - tattle although I am
dead . ” The officers , realizing that gross injustice had been done to a colleague
...
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| 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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