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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... Mister Industry Why the Rabbit's Nose Twitches A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of
Honey The Four Deaf Men The Fisherman and the King's Chamberlain
Partnership The Origin of the Coconut How Master Thumb Defeated the Sun Why
the Tiger ...
... Mister Industry Why the Rabbit's Nose Twitches A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of
Honey The Four Deaf Men The Fisherman and the King's Chamberlain
Partnership The Origin of the Coconut How Master Thumb Defeated the Sun Why
the Tiger ...
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WHY THE TIGER IS SO ANGRY AT THE CAT A LTHOUGH THE TIGER was big
and strong and fierce , he was so clumsy in his movements that he became the
laughingstock of the jungle . “ Look at the clumsy tiger , " the animals jeered .
WHY THE TIGER IS SO ANGRY AT THE CAT A LTHOUGH THE TIGER was big
and strong and fierce , he was so clumsy in his movements that he became the
laughingstock of the jungle . “ Look at the clumsy tiger , " the animals jeered .
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So he decided that he would not teach the tiger one special trick . The three years
of apprenticeship drew to an end , and the tiger respectfully asked , “ Sire
Teacher , have I learned everything ? " " Everything , ” replied the cat untruthfully .
So he decided that he would not teach the tiger one special trick . The three years
of apprenticeship drew to an end , and the tiger respectfully asked , “ Sire
Teacher , have I learned everything ? " " Everything , ” replied the cat untruthfully .
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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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