A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey: And Other Burmese FolktalesParents' Magazine Press, 1968 - 96 pages A 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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... 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 Si شائى blinding him . The yit alighted on a. WHY THE RABBIT'S NOSE TWITCHES A KINGDOM ...
... 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 Si شائى blinding him . The yit alighted on a. WHY THE RABBIT'S NOSE TWITCHES A KINGDOM ...
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... 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 , and the cu- cumber fell into ...
... 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 , and the cu- cumber fell into ...
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... plant threw his seeds into my eyes and blinded me . " The Naga went to the sesamum plant and said , " You shall die . " “ Oh , sir , oh , sir , " replied the sesamum plant , " I am not to blame . The pumpkin bumped into me . ' " " The ...
... plant threw his seeds into my eyes and blinded me . " The Naga went to the sesamum plant and said , " You shall die . " “ Oh , sir , oh , sir , " replied the sesamum plant , " I am not to blame . The pumpkin bumped into me . ' " " The ...
Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Mister Luck and Mister Industry | 18 |
Why the Rabbits Nose Twitches | 24 |
Copyright | |
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asked bamboo shoots bamboo thorn baskets became bee-hunter bees boat brass dish brass ladder Buddhist Burma Burmese calf called cattle chamberlain colt cool dispute driving spear DROP OF HONEY drunkard elephant farmer fight my enemy fisherman folktales fried fish ghosts gold dish Golden Crow golden ladder gong greedy girl hair head headman herdsman house lizard inside my stomach jackal jaggery Judge Rabbit jumped king king's laughed little girl live longyi looked Mandalay mats meal mischief-maker Mister Industry Mister Luck monsoon Moon-goddess morning mortar moss mother muddy water Naga night ogre oozie opium-eater otter pagoda parasol partnership pleaded poor traveler pots of gold Princess Learned-in-the-Law rafts rain replied Master Thumb rotten egg sesamum plant seven pots shouted silver coin sire snake stallkeeper surprise tamarind tattooed tiger toddy toddy-climber village village at sunset water jars wear wild pheasant woman zayat