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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... rabbit's reputation for wis- dom , and planned to make the rabbit the laughingstock of the animal kingdom . So he hid himself underneath a stone and when he saw the rabbit coming along leisurely , the frog shouted in a loud voice " Ong ...
... rabbit's reputation for wis- dom , and planned to make the rabbit the laughingstock of the animal kingdom . So he hid himself underneath a stone and when he saw the rabbit coming along leisurely , the frog shouted in a loud voice " Ong ...
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... rabbit knocked me down . " The Naga found the rabbit and said , " You shall die . ” " Oh , sir , oh , sir , " replied the rabbit , " I am not to blame . A mon- ster from under a stone frightened me . " The Naga went and looked under the ...
... rabbit knocked me down . " The Naga found the rabbit and said , " You shall die . ” " Oh , sir , oh , sir , " replied the rabbit , " I am not to blame . A mon- ster from under a stone frightened me . " The Naga went and looked under the ...
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... Rabbit . It was only at sunset that the rabbit appeared . As it was so unusual for the rabbit to break his word , the villagers could not help asking why he did not come at the appointed time , although in ordinary circumstances they ...
... Rabbit . It was only at sunset that the rabbit appeared . As it was so unusual for the rabbit to break his word , the villagers could not help asking why he did not come at the appointed time , although in ordinary circumstances they ...
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