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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Page 48
So our Master Thumb , with his four faithful followers inside his stomach , traveled
traveled on , until at nightfall he reached the northern mountains , where he
expected the sun to appear the next morning . He decided to rest there for the
night ...
So our Master Thumb , with his four faithful followers inside his stomach , traveled
traveled on , until at nightfall he reached the northern mountains , where he
expected the sun to appear the next morning . He decided to rest there for the
night ...
Page 73
At nightfall she always went away , for if it was a moonlit night she had to go and
look after her moon , and if it was a moonless night the old man did not need her
help as he did not work in the dark . Weeks went by in this manner , until the old ...
At nightfall she always went away , for if it was a moonlit night she had to go and
look after her moon , and if it was a moonless night the old man did not need her
help as he did not work in the dark . Weeks went by in this manner , until the old ...
Page 78
When night came the drunkard went to the cemetery rest house after fortifying
himself with many pots of toddy . He waited until two or three ghosts came in .
Then he said cheerfully , " Hello , you fellows , I came early hoping to find a
human ...
When night came the drunkard went to the cemetery rest house after fortifying
himself with many pots of toddy . He waited until two or three ghosts came in .
Then he said cheerfully , " Hello , you fellows , I came early hoping to find a
human ...
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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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