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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... fish . The traveler cannot deny that the wind did carry the smell of frying fish to his nostrils as he sat eating . There- fore , he must pay the price . But what was the price of fried fish ? The woman says it is fixed at a silver coin ...
... fish . The traveler cannot deny that the wind did carry the smell of frying fish to his nostrils as he sat eating . There- fore , he must pay the price . But what was the price of fried fish ? The woman says it is fixed at a silver coin ...
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... fish . One day , there blew such a great storm that fishermen could not catch any fish . The king would not eat his breakfast because there was no fried fish and he was annoyed . Lunchtime came , but there was no fish and the king ...
... fish . One day , there blew such a great storm that fishermen could not catch any fish . The king would not eat his breakfast because there was no fried fish and he was annoyed . Lunchtime came , but there was no fish and the king ...
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... fish in the fisherman's hand , threw open the gates and passed the word that the fisherman was to be allowed to ... fish . The king , in great joy , seized the fish from the fisherman's hand and rushed into the kitchen . After the fish ...
... fish in the fisherman's hand , threw open the gates and passed the word that the fisherman was to be allowed to ... fish . The king , in great joy , seized the fish from the fisherman's hand and rushed into the kitchen . After the fish ...
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