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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... believed that it was the nightly meeting - place of the village ghosts . One evening , however , the drunkard was more intoxicated than usual and , in spite of the entreaties and warnings of his friend , the opium - eater , he went to ...
... believed that it was the nightly meeting - place of the village ghosts . One evening , however , the drunkard was more intoxicated than usual and , in spite of the entreaties and warnings of his friend , the opium - eater , he went to ...
Page 76
... count us , " suggested another ghost . The drunkard at once stood up and shouted , " One , two , three , four . One , two , three , four . All correct , all correct . " stak The ghosts believed him and settled down to talk about. 76.
... count us , " suggested another ghost . The drunkard at once stood up and shouted , " One , two , three , four . One , two , three , four . All correct , all correct . " stak The ghosts believed him and settled down to talk about. 76.
Page 77
... believed him and settled down to talk about various matters . " Do you know , gentlemen , " one talkative ghost said , “ that underneath where I am sitting there lie buried seven pots of gold ? " The drunkard carefully noted where the ...
... believed him and settled down to talk about various matters . " Do you know , gentlemen , " one talkative ghost said , “ that underneath where I am sitting there lie buried seven pots of gold ? " The drunkard carefully noted where the ...
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