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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ISTER CLEVER and Mister Stupid were neighbors . Mister Clever had a cow , whereas Mister Stupid had a mare . One night Clever's cow gave birth to a calf , and Stupid's mare gave birth to a colt . Clever , being a light sleeper , heard ...
ISTER CLEVER and Mister Stupid were neighbors . Mister Clever had a cow , whereas Mister Stupid had a mare . One night Clever's cow gave birth to a calf , and Stupid's mare gave birth to a colt . Clever , being a light sleeper , heard ...
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By this time , Stupid had found the calf in his stable and , suspecting the truth , he came to Clever and accused him of stealing his colt . Clever denied it , maintaining that by a strange freak of nature , his cow had given birth to a ...
By this time , Stupid had found the calf in his stable and , suspecting the truth , he came to Clever and accused him of stealing his colt . Clever denied it , maintaining that by a strange freak of nature , his cow had given birth to a ...
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Clever , who took pride in his cleverness , thought that Judge Rabbit was trying to test the intelligence of the villagers . “ Sire Judge , ” said he brightly , " how can a sandbank in the middle of the river be on fire , and how can ...
Clever , who took pride in his cleverness , thought that Judge Rabbit was trying to test the intelligence of the villagers . “ Sire Judge , ” said he brightly , " how can a sandbank in the middle of the river be on fire , and how can ...
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Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Mister Luck and Mister Industry | 18 |
Why the Rabbits Nose Twitches | 24 |
Copyright | |
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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 | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 14 May 2008 |
| Length | 96 pages |
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