A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey: And Other Burmese FolktalesFifteen tales from the area of Mandalay in Central Burma. |
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HAIR STYLES : Both Burmese men and women used to wear long hair . A few
men in the villages still do and they wear it in the old - fashioned way— pulled
tight into a knot at the top or to the side of the head ( see p . 19 and 30 ) . Women
still ...
HAIR STYLES : Both Burmese men and women used to wear long hair . A few
men in the villages still do and they wear it in the old - fashioned way— pulled
tight into a knot at the top or to the side of the head ( see p . 19 and 30 ) . Women
still ...
Page 87
They say it is possible to tell where a man is from by the manner in which he ties
the " head wrap , " or by the hat he is wearing . HOUSE LIZARD : The house
lizard ( see p . 29 ) , a species of gecko , and commonly called that in Burma , is
not ...
They say it is possible to tell where a man is from by the manner in which he ties
the " head wrap , " or by the hat he is wearing . HOUSE LIZARD : The house
lizard ( see p . 29 ) , a species of gecko , and commonly called that in Burma , is
not ...
Page 88
When caught in the rain , or a sudden chilling breeze , pull your longyi up over
your shoulders , or wear it like a hood . To make boys ' " shorts , " when there's a
tree to be climbed or active work to be done ( see p . 19 ) , gather it up and pull it
...
When caught in the rain , or a sudden chilling breeze , pull your longyi up over
your shoulders , or wear it like a hood . To make boys ' " shorts , " when there's a
tree to be climbed or active work to be done ( see p . 19 ) , gather it up and pull it
...
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| 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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