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 88
... called a pasoe . It is about six yards long , of splendid rustling silk cloth . In the Burmese Court , it was the custom for courtiers , ministers and of course the king , to wear this luxurious type of longyi ( see p . 37 ) . MATS ...
... called a pasoe . It is about six yards long , of splendid rustling silk cloth . In the Burmese Court , it was the custom for courtiers , ministers and of course the king , to wear this luxurious type of longyi ( see p . 37 ) . MATS ...
Page 89
... called a mortar with an implement called a pestle is not a Burmese invention . But Burma is a place where the use of mortars has been continuous and long . The word for mortar in Burmese is sone . In a Burmese kitchen , a mortar is used ...
... called a mortar with an implement called a pestle is not a Burmese invention . But Burma is a place where the use of mortars has been continuous and long . The word for mortar in Burmese is sone . In a Burmese kitchen , a mortar is used ...
Page 90
... called oozie in Burmese . This is a kind of abbreviation for hsin oozie , the full name ( hsin , elephant ; oozie ... called rice . The man who plants the rice fields is called a paddy farmer , and the fields are called paddy fields ...
... called oozie in Burmese . This is a kind of abbreviation for hsin oozie , the full name ( hsin , elephant ; oozie ... called rice . The man who plants the rice fields is called a paddy farmer , and the fields are called paddy fields ...
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