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 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 .
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 .
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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 ) .
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 ) .
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Though only a folktale character , she represents the Burmese view that women have ability . In the past , and today , Burmese women have wielded power in business , and have had responsible positions in the professions and in ...
Though only a folktale character , she represents the Burmese view that women have ability . In the past , and today , Burmese women have wielded power in business , and have had responsible positions in the professions and in ...
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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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