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 84
... Usually dah is part of the name . A dahmah , " main blade , " is the mainstay of every kitchen . It is the kitchen chopping knife that doubles for cleaving the kindling , or chores that call for an axe . A dahhmyoung , " clinging blade ...
... Usually dah is part of the name . A dahmah , " main blade , " is the mainstay of every kitchen . It is the kitchen chopping knife that doubles for cleaving the kindling , or chores that call for an axe . A dahhmyoung , " clinging blade ...
Page 91
... usually covered with a bit of hammered silver , Burmese style . In a parasol - making family , children learn to make or assemble parts of the parasol . Children are especially adept at pompoms , tying and snipping ends or tipping paint ...
... usually covered with a bit of hammered silver , Burmese style . In a parasol - making family , children learn to make or assemble parts of the parasol . Children are especially adept at pompoms , tying and snipping ends or tipping paint ...
Page 92
... Usually , it is a wooden platform with a roof ( see p . 76 ) . An individual or a group builds a zayat as a donation to others . It is an act of merit . There are family as well as public rest houses , on pagoda grounds or on the ...
... Usually , it is a wooden platform with a roof ( see p . 76 ) . An individual or a group builds a zayat as a donation to others . It is an act of merit . There are family as well as public rest houses , on pagoda grounds or on the ...
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