A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey: And Other Burmese FolktalesA 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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He took with him the cake which was many times bigger than himself . It was midsummer , the fields were bare of vegetation , and the whole countryside groaned under the intense heat . As he traveled on , Master Thumb met an old boat ...
He took with him the cake which was many times bigger than himself . It was midsummer , the fields were bare of vegetation , and the whole countryside groaned under the intense heat . As he traveled on , Master Thumb met an old boat ...
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“ Eat a bit of my cake , and get inside my stomach . ” The moss did as he was told . Master Thumb traveled on , and he met a rotten egg . “ Where are you going , Master Thumb ? " greeted the rotten egg .
“ Eat a bit of my cake , and get inside my stomach . ” The moss did as he was told . Master Thumb traveled on , and he met a rotten egg . “ Where are you going , Master Thumb ? " greeted the rotten egg .
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Cemeteries often have rest houses for tired mourners . RICE CAKE : The big rice cake Master Thumb asked his mother to make in the story , “ How Master Thumb Defeated the Sun , ” is a pancake of rice beauty as well as for its utility .
Cemeteries often have rest houses for tired mourners . RICE CAKE : The big rice cake Master Thumb asked his mother to make in the story , “ How Master Thumb Defeated the Sun , ” is a pancake of rice beauty as well as for its utility .
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Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Mister Luck and Mister Industry | 18 |
Why the Rabbits Nose Twitches | 24 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
asked bamboo baskets became bee-hunter bees believed boat Buddhist Burma Burmese cake calf called cattle caught chamberlain Clever colt cool course crow dish drunkard elephant fight fish fisherman followers four fried fish gave ghosts girl give gold golden gong hair hand head herdsman honey human inside Judge jumped king king's ladder laughed live longyi looked Master Thumb mats meal means MICHIGAN mischief-maker Mister Industry Mister Luck morning mortar moss mother Naga night nose officer ogre oozie opium-eater ordered otter paddy pagoda palace plant pleaded pool poor Princess rabbit rafts rain replied rest house rice saying sesamum share shouted silver coin sire soon Stupid surprise tiger took traveler tree village wear wild woman women young
Bibliographic information
| 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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