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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PARTNERSHIP N OTTER and a jackal lived near a river , and after a while they decided to form a partnership . They agreed that they would pool all the food each was able to gather , and On the first day of their partnership , the otter ...
PARTNERSHIP N OTTER and a jackal lived near a river , and after a while they decided to form a partnership . They agreed that they would pool all the food each was able to gather , and On the first day of their partnership , the otter ...
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“ And I am sharing the fish equally with you , also , ” argued the otter . " You will get two pieces and I will get two pieces . ” “ But you intend to take the tastier parts , ” protested the jackal . “ Remember , it is I who caught the ...
“ And I am sharing the fish equally with you , also , ” argued the otter . " You will get two pieces and I will get two pieces . ” “ But you intend to take the tastier parts , ” protested the jackal . “ Remember , it is I who caught 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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