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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Page 48
... night , " said Master Thumb to himself , " and so I will wait and fight him for the house . I must have a good night's rest before my big battle . " At this moment the bamboo thorn , the moss , and the rotten egg jumped out of his ...
... night , " said Master Thumb to himself , " and so I will wait and fight him for the house . I must have a good night's rest before my big battle . " At this moment the bamboo thorn , the moss , and the rotten egg jumped out of his ...
Page 73
... 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 man asked , “ Who are you ? Why do you go away ...
... 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 man asked , “ Who are you ? Why do you go away ...
Page 78
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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