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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HE FROG was jealous of the 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 ...
HE FROG was jealous of the 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 ...
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دو 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 stone , but as the frog ...
دو 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 stone , but as the frog ...
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Stupid and Clever thanked the rabbit , and went back to their village . On the appointed day at sunrise Stupid and Clever and the whole village assembled to await the coming of Judge Rabbit . The sun rose higher and higher until it was ...
Stupid and Clever thanked the rabbit , and went back to their village . On the appointed day at sunrise Stupid and Clever and the whole village assembled to await the coming of Judge Rabbit . The sun rose higher and higher until it was ...
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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