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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 8
Page 22
... The jar she bought was the one into which Mister Luck had poured the crystal- clear water . No wonder the princess turned into a monkey the moment she took her bath ! The king sent his gongsmen all over the city to. 22.
... The jar she bought was the one into which Mister Luck had poured the crystal- clear water . No wonder the princess turned into a monkey the moment she took her bath ! The king sent his gongsmen all over the city to. 22.
Page 62
... took the calf to the stable , and brought the colt to the cowshed . Then he went back to bed . Early the next day he went round the village , telling everybody that a strange and wonderful thing had happened ; his cow had given birth to ...
... took the calf to the stable , and brought the colt to the cowshed . Then he went back to bed . Early the next day he went round the village , telling everybody that a strange and wonderful thing had happened ; his cow had given birth to ...
Page 78
... took him home . As the two friends walked through the streets , all the villagers roared with laughter to see the three - yard - long nose of the opium - eater . " Friend , " consoled the drunkard , " I will go tonight and find out the ...
... took him home . As the two friends walked through the streets , all the villagers roared with laughter to see the three - yard - long nose of the opium - eater . " Friend , " consoled the drunkard , " I will go tonight and find out the ...
Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Mister Luck and Mister Industry | 18 |
Why the Rabbits Nose Twitches | 24 |
Copyright | |
6 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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