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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Master Thumb traveled on , and he met a strip of moss . " Where are you going , Master Thumb ? " greeted the moss . " I go to fight my enemy , the sun , " was the reply . all Now the moss also hated the sun , for the sun had dried up ...
Master Thumb traveled on , and he met a strip of moss . " Where are you going , Master Thumb ? " greeted the moss . " I go to fight my enemy , the sun , " was the reply . all Now the moss also hated the sun , for the sun had dried up ...
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The moss did as he was told . Master Thumb traveled on , and he met a rotten egg . are you going , Master Thumb ? " greeted the rotten egg . " I go to fight my enemy , the sun , " was the reply . " Where Now the rotten egg also hated ...
The moss did as he was told . Master Thumb traveled on , and he met a rotten egg . are you going , Master Thumb ? " greeted the rotten egg . " I go to fight my enemy , the sun , " was the reply . " Where Now the rotten egg also hated ...
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Then the bamboo thorn placed himself underneath the bed , the rotten egg in the kitchen fireplace , and the moss near the water jar . Soon afterwards a big ogre came in and threw himself on the bed . The bamboo thorn gave him a series ...
Then the bamboo thorn placed himself underneath the bed , the rotten egg in the kitchen fireplace , and the moss near the water jar . Soon afterwards a big ogre came in and threw himself on the bed . The bamboo thorn gave him a series ...
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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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