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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The woman says it is fixed at a silver coin for each plate of fried fish . Let the
woman and the traveler go out of the court into the sunlight ; let the traveler hold
out a silver coin , and let the woman take the shadow cast by it . For if the price of
a ...
The woman says it is fixed at a silver coin for each plate of fried fish . Let the
woman and the traveler go out of the court into the sunlight ; let the traveler hold
out a silver coin , and let the woman take the shadow cast by it . For if the price of
a ...
Page 46
HOW MASTER THUMB DEFEATED THE SUN 0 NCE A POOR WOMAN who was
with child was trying to dry some paddy . But the moment she put out her basket
of paddy the sun disappeared , and the moment she took in her basket thinking ...
HOW MASTER THUMB DEFEATED THE SUN 0 NCE A POOR WOMAN who was
with child was trying to dry some paddy . But the moment she put out her basket
of paddy the sun disappeared , and the moment she took in her basket thinking ...
Page 71
If only I had an old woman with me , she could do the sifting , and also keep me
and rabbit company . " The Moon - goddess heard his words and felt sorry for him
. The next day , taking the form of an old woman , she came to the old man and ...
If only I had an old woman with me , she could do the sifting , and also keep me
and rabbit company . " The Moon - goddess heard his words and felt sorry for him
. The next day , taking the form of an old woman , she came to the old man and ...
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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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