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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... shouted in a loud voice " Ong - Ing ! " The rabbit jumped one cubit into the air and then ran away in fright . As he ran , he knocked down a pumpkin . The pumpkin rolled down the slope to a field and bumped against a sesamum plant ...
... shouted in a loud voice " Ong - Ing ! " The rabbit jumped one cubit into the air and then ran away in fright . As he ran , he knocked down a pumpkin . The pumpkin rolled down the slope to a field and bumped against a sesamum plant ...
Page 76
... . " " Why not count us , " suggested another ghost . The drunkard at once stood up and shouted , " One , two , three , four . One , two , three , four . All correct , all correct . " The ghosts believed him and settled down to talk about.
... . " " Why not count us , " suggested another ghost . The drunkard at once stood up and shouted , " One , two , three , four . One , two , three , four . All correct , all correct . " The ghosts believed him and settled down to talk about.
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... shouted , " One , two , three , four ! One , two , three , four ! All correct , all correct . " The ghosts believed him , and started to talk . " By the way , " said the drunkard during a lull in the conversation , " we did have great ...
... shouted , " One , two , three , four ! One , two , three , four ! All correct , all correct . " The ghosts believed him , and started to talk . " By the way , " said the drunkard during a lull in the conversation , " we did have great ...
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