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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... mother . The herdsman and the farmer arrived ; each sued the other for as- sault , and each pleaded his case with eloquent gestures . But the headman shook his head , and waving his hands , he said , " Go away ! Go away ! It is no good ...
... mother . The herdsman and the farmer arrived ; each sued the other for as- sault , and each pleaded his case with eloquent gestures . But the headman shook his head , and waving his hands , he said , " Go away ! Go away ! It is no good ...
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... mother the true reason for his being no bigger than a thumb . When he learned that the sun's curse was the cause , he said , " Mother , make me a rice cake tomorrow , for I am going in search of the sun to fight him . " Early next ...
... mother the true reason for his being no bigger than a thumb . When he learned that the sun's curse was the cause , he said , " Mother , make me a rice cake tomorrow , for I am going in search of the sun to fight him . " Early next ...
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... mother is so poor ! My mother is so poor ! The rice is so valuable to her . " The Golden Crow gave her a kindly look and said , “ Little girl , I will pay for it . Come to the big tamarind tree outside the village at sunset , and I will ...
... mother is so poor ! My mother is so poor ! The rice is so valuable to her . " The Golden Crow gave her a kindly look and said , “ Little girl , I will pay for it . Come to the big tamarind tree outside the village at sunset , and I will ...
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