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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The bamboo fell on me . ” The Naga went to the bamboo and said , “ You shall die . " “ Oh , sir , oh , sir , ” replied the bamboo , “ I am not to blame . The wild pheasant alighted on me . ” The Naga soon caught the wild pheasant and ...
The bamboo fell on me . ” The Naga went to the bamboo and said , “ You shall die . " “ Oh , sir , oh , sir , ” replied the bamboo , “ I am not to blame . The wild pheasant alighted on me . ” The Naga soon caught the wild pheasant and ...
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Master Thumb traveled and he met a bamboo thorn . " Where are you going , Master Thumb ? " greeted the bamboo thorn . " I go to fight my enemy , the sun , " was the reply . Now the bamboo thorn also hated ...
Master Thumb traveled and he met a bamboo thorn . " Where are you going , Master Thumb ? " greeted the bamboo thorn . " I go to fight my enemy , the sun , " was the reply . Now the bamboo thorn also hated ...
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BAMBOO : In Burma , hardly anything is as useful as bamboo . Rub two bamboo sticks together and you make a fire . Blow on the fire with a bamboo bellows and the fire glows brightly . When the paddy birds swoop down to eat the rice ...
BAMBOO : In Burma , hardly anything is as useful as bamboo . Rub two bamboo sticks together and you make a fire . Blow on the fire with a bamboo bellows and the fire glows brightly . When the paddy birds swoop down to eat the rice ...
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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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