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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... FOUR DEAF MEN 6 C NCE THERE LIVED four deaf men in a village . The first was a herdsman , the second earned his living by climbing palm trees to extract toddy juice , the third was a farmer , and the fourth the headman of the village ...
... FOUR DEAF MEN 6 C NCE THERE LIVED four deaf men in a village . The first was a herdsman , the second earned his living by climbing palm trees to extract toddy juice , the third was a farmer , and the fourth the headman of the village ...
Page 76
... four . One , two , three , four . All correct , all correct . " stak The ghosts believed him and settled down to talk about. 76.
... four . One , two , three , four . All correct , all correct . " stak The ghosts believed him and settled down to talk about. 76.
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... four ! One , two , three , four ! All correct , all correct . " The ghosts believed him , and started to talk . “ By the way , " said the drunkard during a lull in the conversation , " we did have great fun last night with that fellow's ...
... four ! One , two , three , four ! All correct , all correct . " The ghosts believed him , and started to talk . “ By the way , " said the drunkard during a lull in the conversation , " we did have great fun last night with that fellow's ...
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