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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“ The golden ladder , of 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 .
“ The golden ladder , of 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 .
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The greedy girl , of course , chose the big box , and without remembering 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 .
The greedy girl , of course , chose the big box , and without remembering 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 .
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But a gecko isn't anyone's enemy either , except of 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 ...
But a gecko isn't anyone's enemy either , except of 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 ...
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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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