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 GREEDY STALLKEEPER AND THE POOR TRAVELER A POOR TRAVELER stopped under a tree to eat his simple meal , which he had brought with him in a bundle . The meal consisted only of some cooked rice and boiled vege- tables .
THE GREEDY STALLKEEPER AND THE POOR TRAVELER A POOR TRAVELER stopped under a tree to eat his simple meal , which he had brought with him in a bundle . The meal consisted only of some cooked rice and boiled vege- tables .
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He was a thief only because he was poor , " explained the king , " and now that he is no longer poor , he will make a good subject . " To the witch , also , the king gave a house and a thousand silver coins and allowed her to settle in ...
He was a thief only because he was poor , " explained the king , " and now that he is no longer poor , he will make a good subject . " To the witch , also , the king gave a house and a thousand silver coins and allowed her to settle in ...
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THE GOLDEN CROW ONG AGO THERE LIVED an old widow who was very poor . She had a daughter who was pretty and good- natured . L One day the mother asked the daughter to scare away the birds from the tray of paddy which was being dried in ...
THE GOLDEN CROW ONG AGO THERE LIVED an old widow who was very poor . She had a daughter who was pretty and good- natured . L One day the mother asked the daughter to scare away the birds from the tray of paddy which was being dried in ...
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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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