A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey: And Other Burmese FolktalesA 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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“ The stallkeeper insists that the traveler ate his meal with the smell of her fried fish . The traveler cannot deny that the wind did carry the smell of frying fish to his nostrils as he sat eating . Therefore , he must pay the price .
“ The stallkeeper insists that the traveler ate his meal with the smell of her fried fish . The traveler cannot deny that the wind did carry the smell of frying fish to his nostrils as he sat eating . Therefore , he must pay the price .
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THE FISHERMAN AND THE KING'S CHAMBERLAIN 0 NCE THERE WAS A KING who would not eat any meal unless it included a dish of fried fish . One day , there blew such a great storm that fishermen could not catch any fish .
THE FISHERMAN AND THE KING'S CHAMBERLAIN 0 NCE THERE WAS A KING who would not eat any meal unless it included a dish of fried fish . One day , there blew such a great storm that fishermen could not catch any fish .
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a The guards , seeing the fish in the fisherman's hand , threw open the gates and passed the word that the fisherman was to be allowed to reach the king's chamber without hindrance . But at the chamber door , the chamberlain said ...
a The guards , seeing the fish in the fisherman's hand , threw open the gates and passed the word that the fisherman was to be allowed to reach the king's chamber without hindrance . But at the chamber door , the chamberlain said ...
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Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Mister Luck and Mister Industry | 18 |
Why the Rabbits Nose Twitches | 24 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
asked bamboo baskets became bee-hunter bees believed boat Buddhist Burma Burmese cake calf called cattle caught chamberlain Clever colt cool course crow dish drunkard elephant fight fish fisherman followers four fried fish gave ghosts girl give gold golden gong hair hand head herdsman honey human inside Judge jumped king king's ladder laughed live longyi looked Master Thumb mats meal means MICHIGAN mischief-maker Mister Industry Mister Luck morning mortar moss mother Naga night nose officer ogre oozie opium-eater ordered otter paddy pagoda palace plant pleaded pool poor Princess rabbit rafts rain replied rest house rice saying sesamum share shouted silver coin sire soon Stupid surprise tiger took traveler tree village wear wild woman women young
Bibliographic information
| 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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