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 rotten egg did as he was told . So our Master Thumb , with his four faithful
followers inside his stomach , traveled on , until at nightfall he reached the
northern mountains , where he expected the sun to appear the next morning . He
decided ...
The rotten egg did as he was told . So our Master Thumb , with his four faithful
followers inside his stomach , traveled on , until at nightfall he reached the
northern mountains , where he expected the sun to appear the next morning . He
decided ...
Page 50
Master Thumb reluctantly agreed and , hiding himself behind a bush , awaited
events . The three faithful followers entered the house , and the first thing they did
was to hide the tinderbox . Then the bamboo thorn placed himself underneath the
...
Master Thumb reluctantly agreed and , hiding himself behind a bush , awaited
events . The three faithful followers entered the house , and the first thing they did
was to hide the tinderbox . Then the bamboo thorn placed himself underneath the
...
Page 52
Master Thumb and his three faithful followers laughed loudly at the sun ' s
discomfort , but soon they became silent with dismay . For the rain , in quenching
the sun , had caused great floods , and Master Thumb was now in danger of
drowning ...
Master Thumb and his three faithful followers laughed loudly at the sun ' s
discomfort , but soon they became silent with dismay . For the rain , in quenching
the sun , had caused great floods , and Master Thumb was now in danger of
drowning ...
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Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Mister Luck and Mister Industry | 18 |
Why the Rabbits Nose Twitches | 24 |
Copyright | |
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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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