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 pumpkin rolled down the slope to a field and bumped against a sesamum plant , scattering the seeds . A yit , or wild pheasant , happened to be flying over the spot , and some of the seeds got into his eyes , temporarily S blinding ...
The pumpkin rolled down the slope to a field and bumped against a sesamum plant , scattering the seeds . A yit , or wild pheasant , happened to be flying over the spot , and some of the seeds got into his eyes , temporarily S blinding ...
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The yit alighted on a bamboo plant . The bamboo broke and fell on a snake who was sleeping underneath . The snake ran away in fright and bumped against the wild pig who was quietly eating a cucumber . The wild pig dropped it in fright ...
The yit alighted on a bamboo plant . The bamboo broke and fell on a snake who was sleeping underneath . The snake ran away in fright and bumped against the wild pig who was quietly eating a cucumber . The wild pig dropped it in fright ...
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دو The Naga soon caught the wild pheasant and said , " You shall die . " “ Oh , sir , oh , sir , ” replied the wild pheasant , " the sesamum plant threw his seeds into my eyes and blinded me . " The Naga went to the sesamum plant and ...
دو The Naga soon caught the wild pheasant and said , " You shall die . " “ Oh , sir , oh , sir , ” replied the wild pheasant , " the sesamum plant threw his seeds into my eyes and blinded me . " The Naga went to the sesamum plant 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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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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