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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... MISTER LUCK AND MISTER INDUSTRY VISTER LUCK and Mister Industry belonged to the M same village , but they were very different in tempera- ment . Mister Luck was not fond of work and he was a great believer in luck , whereas Mister ...
... MISTER LUCK AND MISTER INDUSTRY VISTER LUCK and Mister Industry belonged to the M same village , but they were very different in tempera- ment . Mister Luck was not fond of work and he was a great believer in luck , whereas Mister ...
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... Mister Luck met with no fortunate incident , and Mister Industry jeered at him . " Well , where is that piece of great luck which you expected to find on your journey ? " " Wait , " said Mister Luck . " Luck comes slowly but surely ...
... Mister Luck met with no fortunate incident , and Mister Industry jeered at him . " Well , where is that piece of great luck which you expected to find on your journey ? " " Wait , " said Mister Luck . " Luck comes slowly but surely ...
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... luck wills that I should end my days as a monkey , I am satisfied , " he said to himself . He walked on a few yards ... Mister Industry . " What have you there ? " " Only water , " replied Mister Luck . " A wonderful gift from your luck ...
... luck wills that I should end my days as a monkey , I am satisfied , " he said to himself . He walked on a few yards ... Mister Industry . " What have you there ? " " Only water , " replied Mister Luck . " A wonderful gift from your luck ...
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 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 دو