A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey: And Other Burmese FolktalesA 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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THE GREEDY STALLKEEPER AND THE POOR TRAVELER A POOR TRAVELER stopped under a tree to eat his simple meal , which he had brought with him in a bundle . The meal consisted only of some cooked rice and boiled vege- tables .
THE GREEDY STALLKEEPER AND THE POOR TRAVELER A POOR TRAVELER stopped under a tree to eat his simple meal , which he had brought with him in a bundle . The meal consisted only of some cooked rice and boiled vege- tables .
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A crowd soon collected , and although their sympathy was with the poor traveler , all had to admit that as the wind was blowing from the north , it must have carried the aroma from the frying pan to the traveler .
A crowd soon collected , and although their sympathy was with the poor traveler , all had to admit that as the wind was blowing from the north , it must have carried the aroma from the frying pan to the traveler .
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The stallkeeper insists that the traveler ate his meal with the smell of her fried fish . The traveler cannot deny that the wind did carry the smell of frying fish to his nostrils as he sat eating . There- fore , he must pay the price .
The stallkeeper insists that the traveler ate his meal with the smell of her fried fish . The traveler cannot deny that the wind did carry the smell of frying fish to his nostrils as he sat eating . There- fore , he must pay the price .
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Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Mister Luck and Mister Industry | 18 |
Why the Rabbits Nose Twitches | 24 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
asked bamboo baskets became bee-hunter bees believed boat Buddhist Burma Burmese cake calf called cattle caught chamberlain Clever colt cool course crow decided dish drunkard elephant farmer fight fish fisherman followers four fried fish gave ghosts girl give gold golden gong hair hand head honey human inside Judge jumped king king's ladder laughed live longyi looked Master Thumb mats meal means mischief-maker Mister Industry Mister Luck morning mortar moss mother Naga night nose officer ogre oozie opium-eater ordered paddy pagoda palace plant pleaded pool poor Princess rabbit rain reached replied rest house rice saying sesamum share shouted silver coin sire soon Stupid surprise tiger took traveler tree village water jars wear wild woman women young
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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