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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Page 12
... surprise endings and surprise characters . You don't expect Mr. Industry to be a failure and Mr. Luck to win the hand of the Princess , but that happens . It wouldn't come as a surprise to you if you were Burmese , however . Nor , if ...
... surprise endings and surprise characters . You don't expect Mr. Industry to be a failure and Mr. Luck to win the hand of the Princess , but that happens . It wouldn't come as a surprise to you if you were Burmese , however . Nor , if ...
Page 44
... surprise he found the head of the mischief - maker rolling about on the ground . He was the more surprised when the head of the mischief - maker opened its mouth and said repeatedly , " Tell your king to come and kneel to me here ...
... surprise he found the head of the mischief - maker rolling about on the ground . He was the more surprised when the head of the mischief - maker opened its mouth and said repeatedly , " Tell your king to come and kneel to me here ...
Page 55
... surprise your prey " was one of the maxims of his teacher , the cat , and he had hidden himself well behind a bamboo thicket , but both the doe and the bullock knew that he was there . He was puzzled and , crouching as if to spring , he ...
... surprise your prey " was one of the maxims of his teacher , the cat , and he had hidden himself well behind a bamboo thicket , but both the doe and the bullock knew that he was there . He was puzzled and , crouching as if to spring , he ...
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