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 first was a herdsman , the second earned his living by climbing palm trees to extract toddy juice , the third was a farmer , and the fourth ... Then he saw the toddy - climber up a palm tree and asked , " Have you seen my cattle ?
The first was a herdsman , the second earned his living by climbing palm trees to extract toddy juice , the third was a farmer , and the fourth ... Then he saw the toddy - climber up a palm tree and asked , " Have you seen my cattle ?
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The strange tree had even stranger fruit , which resembled the head of the mischief - maker . The tree today is called the coconut tree . It was originally called gon - bin , which in Burmese means " mischief - maker tree .
The strange tree had even stranger fruit , which resembled the head of the mischief - maker . The tree today is called the coconut tree . It was originally called gon - bin , which in Burmese means " mischief - maker tree .
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A bee - hunter should be a powerful cigar smoker , an agile tree climber and a good holder - on - er . His problems are complicated by the fact that not all bees build the same kind of nests . The common tree bee constructs a hive that ...
A bee - hunter should be a powerful cigar smoker , an agile tree climber and a good holder - on - er . His problems are complicated by the fact that not all bees build the same kind of nests . The common tree bee constructs a hive that ...
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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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