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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The wife in disgust left the house and went home to her mother . The herdsman
and the farmer arrived ; each sued the other for assault , and each pleaded his
case with eloquent gestures . But the headman shook his head , and waving his ...
The wife in disgust left the house and went home to her mother . The herdsman
and the farmer arrived ; each sued the other for assault , and each pleaded his
case with eloquent gestures . But the headman shook his head , and waving his ...
Page 46
... of sixteen years he demanded of his mother the true reason for his being no
bigger than a thumb . When he learned that the sun's curse was he said , “
Mother , make me a rice cake tomorrow , for I am going in search of the sun to
fight him .
... of sixteen years he demanded of his mother the true reason for his being no
bigger than a thumb . When he learned that the sun's curse was he said , “
Mother , make me a rice cake tomorrow , for I am going in search of the sun to
fight him .
Page 57
One day the mother asked the daughter to scare away THE GOLDEN CROW
ONG AGO THERE LIVED an old widow who was very poor . She had a daughter
who was pretty and goodnatured . the birds from the tray of paddy which was
being ...
One day the mother asked the daughter to scare away THE GOLDEN CROW
ONG AGO THERE LIVED an old widow who was very poor . She had a daughter
who was pretty and goodnatured . the birds from the tray of paddy which was
being ...
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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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