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 DRUNKARD AND THE OPIUM - EATER NCE IN A VILLAGE there lived a
drunkard and an opium - eater . Both outcasts of society , they became fast
friends . Having no house of their own , they spent their time in the various rest
houses ...
THE DRUNKARD AND THE OPIUM - EATER NCE IN A VILLAGE there lived a
drunkard and an opium - eater . Both outcasts of society , they became fast
friends . Having no house of their own , they spent their time in the various rest
houses ...
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He bought a house and lived in luxury with his friend , the opiumeater . The
opium - eater , however , was not satisfied . He wanted to have seven pots of gold
, also . So he prevailed upon his friend , the drunkard , to tell him the secret of
how ...
He bought a house and lived in luxury with his friend , the opiumeater . The
opium - eater , however , was not satisfied . He wanted to have seven pots of gold
, also . So he prevailed upon his friend , the drunkard , to tell him the secret of
how ...
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The drunkard helped the opium - eater to his feet , and took him home . As the
two friends walked through the streets , all the villagers roared with laughter to
see the three - yard - long nose of the opium - eater . “ Friend , ” consoled the ...
The drunkard helped the opium - eater to his feet , and took him home . As the
two friends walked through the streets , all the villagers roared with laughter to
see the three - yard - long nose of the opium - eater . “ Friend , ” consoled the ...
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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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