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 60
... course , " replied the greedy girl . But , to her disappointment , the crow lowered the brass ladder . When the girl entered the little gold house , the crow said , “ You must dine with me . Do you want to eat your food from the gold ...
... course , " replied the greedy girl . But , to her disappointment , the crow lowered the brass ladder . When the girl entered the little gold house , the crow said , “ You must dine with me . Do you want to eat your food from the gold ...
Page 61
... course , chose the big box , and without re- membering to thank the crow , she struggled down the ladder with her burden . When she reached home , she and her mother joyfully pulled open the big box . But to their surprise and terror ...
... course , chose the big box , and without re- membering to thank the crow , she struggled down the ladder with her burden . When she reached home , she and her mother joyfully pulled open the big box . But to their surprise and terror ...
Page 87
... course of the smaller creatures that it feeds upon . At full growth it is a couple of inches long ; almost from birth it is acrobatic . The house lizard comes into a house and just stays on . It multiplies rapidly . Fascinating to watch ...
... course of the smaller creatures that it feeds upon . At full growth it is a couple of inches long ; almost from birth it is acrobatic . The house lizard comes into a house and just stays on . It multiplies rapidly . Fascinating to watch ...
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