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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... 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 the bleating of the calf ...
... 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 the bleating of the calf ...
Page 63
... Stupid had found the calf in his stable and , suspecting the truth , he came to Clever and accused him of stealing ... Stupid asked indignantly . " By a strange freak of nature , also , " suggested Clever sweetly , " your mare must have ...
... Stupid had found the calf in his stable and , suspecting the truth , he came to Clever and accused him of stealing ... Stupid asked indignantly . " By a strange freak of nature , also , " suggested Clever sweetly , " your mare must have ...
Page 64
... Stupid and Clever thanked the rabbit , and went back to their village . On the appointed day at sunrise Stupid and Clever and the whole village assembled to await the coming of Judge Rabbit . The sun rose higher and higher until it was ...
... Stupid and Clever thanked the rabbit , and went back to their village . On the appointed day at sunrise Stupid and Clever and the whole village assembled to await the coming of Judge Rabbit . The sun rose higher and higher until it was ...
Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Mister Luck and Mister Industry | 18 |
Why the Rabbits Nose Twitches | 24 |
Copyright | |
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