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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Page 30
... asked for her advice and counsel . She gave thought to what they asked and she said : " My Lord Justices , take note that there is no such thing as a minor incident , and judges must not delay but deal with each swiftly and promptly ...
... asked for her advice and counsel . She gave thought to what they asked and she said : " My Lord Justices , take note that there is no such thing as a minor incident , and judges must not delay but deal with each swiftly and promptly ...
Page 63
... asked Clever to go with him to another village to find a judge . On the way they met a rabbit and asked him to act as judge in their dispute . " With pleasure , " replied the rabbit . Stupid and Clever explained what the dispute was ...
... asked Clever to go with him to another village to find a judge . On the way they met a rabbit and asked him to act as judge in their dispute . " With pleasure , " replied the rabbit . Stupid and Clever explained what the dispute was ...
Page 64
... asking why he did not come at the appointed time , although in ordinary circumstances they should , out of courtesy , have asked no questions of a judge . " I am so sorry , " replied Judge Rabbit , " but I was delayed by an accident ...
... asking why he did not come at the appointed time , although in ordinary circumstances they should , out of courtesy , have asked no questions of a judge . " I am so sorry , " replied Judge Rabbit , " but I was delayed by an accident ...
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