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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The wife in disgust left the house and went home to her 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 ...
The wife in disgust left the house and went home to her 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 ...
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Master Thumb felt very unhappy because other children made fun of his small stature , and when he reached the age of sixteen years he demanded of his mother the true reason for his being no bigger than a thumb .
Master Thumb felt very unhappy because other children made fun of his small stature , and when he reached the age of sixteen years he demanded of his mother the true reason for his being no bigger than a thumb .
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L One day the mother asked the daughter to scare away the birds from the tray of paddy which was being dried in the sun . So the daughter sat down near the tray and scared away the birds . When the paddy was nearly dried , however , a ...
L One day the mother asked the daughter to scare away the birds from the tray of paddy which was being dried in the sun . So the daughter sat down near the tray and scared away the birds . When the paddy was nearly dried , however , a ...
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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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