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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... Crow 57 The Case of the Calf and the Colt ..62 The Bee - Hunter and the Oozie 66 The Old Man in the Moon 71 The Drunkard and the Opium - Eater .74 Keys to Burmese Meanings 81 * 1 FOREWORD HE SMALL southeast Asian country of Burma.
... Crow 57 The Case of the Calf and the Colt ..62 The Bee - Hunter and the Oozie 66 The Old Man in the Moon 71 The Drunkard and the Opium - Eater .74 Keys to Burmese Meanings 81 * 1 FOREWORD HE SMALL southeast Asian country of Burma.
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He remained there dangling , unable to pull himself up with one hand , and frightened to let go of the branch since he was still some dis- tance away from the ground . DE. THE BEE - HUNTER AND THE OOZIE. 66 The Bee-Hunter and the Oozie.
He remained there dangling , unable to pull himself up with one hand , and frightened to let go of the branch since he was still some dis- tance away from the ground . DE. THE BEE - HUNTER AND THE OOZIE. 66 The Bee-Hunter and the Oozie.
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The same legal principles apply to the oozie . " Therefore , we must consider who were responsible for the injury caused to all six , and we find that none of the six was quite free from blame . It was negligent of the oozie to lift up ...
The same legal principles apply to the oozie . " Therefore , we must consider who were responsible for the injury caused to all six , and we find that none of the six was quite free from blame . It was negligent of the oozie to lift up ...
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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
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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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