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 21
... water as clear as crystal . Wanting to bathe in the clear water , he jumped into the pool ; at once he was changed into a monkey . But he did not complain . " If my luck ... water jars to hawk them around the city . Now the king of Prome 21.
... water as clear as crystal . Wanting to bathe in the clear water , he jumped into the pool ; at once he was changed into a monkey . But he did not complain . " If my luck ... water jars to hawk them around the city . Now the king of Prome 21.
Page 50
... water jar . Soon afterwards a big ogre came in and threw himself on the bed . The bamboo thorn gave him a series of sharp pricks . “ Too many bugs in this bed , " the ogre grumbled . " I must light my lamp and look for them . ” He got ...
... water jar . Soon afterwards a big ogre came in and threw himself on the bed . The bamboo thorn gave him a series of sharp pricks . “ Too many bugs in this bed , " the ogre grumbled . " I must light my lamp and look for them . ” He got ...
Page 95
... jars are glazed halfway down for added strength . The shape is quite distinctive ( see p . 79 and 22 ) . The long dry season makes water a precious thing . Yet , Burmese people share water with strangers . Anyone who travels in Burma ...
... jars are glazed halfway down for added strength . The shape is quite distinctive ( see p . 79 and 22 ) . The long dry season makes water a precious thing . Yet , Burmese people share water with strangers . Anyone who travels in Burma ...
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