A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey: And Other Burmese FolktalesFifteen tales from the area of Mandalay in Central Burma. |
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Page 74
Both outcasts of society , they became fast friends . Having no house of their own
, they spent their time in the various rest houses of the village . But they avoided
one particular rest house , namely the one at the cemetery , for all believed that it
...
Both outcasts of society , they became fast friends . Having no house of their own
, they spent their time in the various rest houses of the village . But they avoided
one particular rest house , namely the one at the cemetery , for all believed that it
...
Page 77
He bought a house and lived in luxury with his friend , the opiumeater . The
opium - eater ... After the opium - eater had listened to his friend's story , he
decided to spend the night at the cemetery rest house . He duly went there but ,
as he was ...
He bought a house and lived in luxury with his friend , the opiumeater . The
opium - eater ... After the opium - eater had listened to his friend's story , he
decided to spend the night at the cemetery rest house . He duly went there but ,
as he was ...
Page 92
There are family as well as public rest houses , on pagoda grounds or on the
grounds of other religious buildings . Buddhists use a rest house for quiet
contemplation , fasting , and sometimes to spend the night . Visitors to the kyaung
, where ...
There are family as well as public rest houses , on pagoda grounds or on the
grounds of other religious buildings . Buddhists use a rest house for quiet
contemplation , fasting , and sometimes to spend the night . Visitors to the kyaung
, where ...
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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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