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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As the bamboo fetched high prices in his own district , Mister Industry was rich and owned a lot of cattle . One day Mister Luck's parents scolded him for being a lazy fellow , and they ordered him to go along with Mister Industry as a ...
As the bamboo fetched high prices in his own district , Mister Industry was rich and owned a lot of cattle . One day Mister Luck's parents scolded him for being a lazy fellow , and they ordered him to go along with Mister Industry as a ...
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One morning the herdsman missed his cattle , which had strayed away during the night . He searched and searched but without success . Then he saw the toddy - climber up a palm tree and asked , “ Have you seen my cattle ?
One morning the herdsman missed his cattle , which had strayed away during the night . He searched and searched but without success . Then he saw the toddy - climber up a palm tree and asked , “ Have you seen my cattle ?
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“ Thank you , ” said the herdsman , thinking that the toddy - climber , was telling him where to find the missing cattle . He went to the distant grove of palm trees , of palm trees , and actually he found his cattle there .
“ Thank you , ” said the herdsman , thinking that the toddy - climber , was telling him where to find the missing cattle . He went to the distant grove of palm trees , of palm trees , and actually he found his cattle there .
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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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