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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Mister Luck heard the news and went to the palace with his jar of muddy water . He sprinkled the water on the princess and at once she became a human being . Mister Luck married the princess and became crown prince .
Mister Luck heard the news and went to the palace with his jar of muddy water . He sprinkled the water on the princess and at once she became a human being . Mister Luck married the princess and became crown prince .
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The fighting now spread to other streets and only then did the king and the chief minster shout out orders to the palace guards to quell the fighting . However , by that time , the palace guards themselves had joined the fray , as some ...
The fighting now spread to other streets and only then did the king and the chief minster shout out orders to the palace guards to quell the fighting . However , by that time , the palace guards themselves had joined the fray , as some ...
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Within the next few hours , civil war had broken out , the city burned and the palace destroyed together with the king and the chief minister . A group of judges went to the Princess Learned - in - the - Law and asked for her advice and ...
Within the next few hours , civil war had broken out , the city burned and the palace destroyed together with the king and the chief minister . A group of judges went to the Princess Learned - in - the - Law and asked for her advice and ...
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Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Mister Luck and Mister Industry | 18 |
Why the Rabbits Nose Twitches | 24 |
Copyright | |
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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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