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 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 of ...
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 of ...
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He bought a house and lived in luxury with his friend , the opium- eater . 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 ...
He bought a house and lived in luxury with his friend , the opium- eater . 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 ...
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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 .
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 .
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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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