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 FOUR DEAF MEN 6 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 ...
THE FOUR DEAF MEN 6 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 ...
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Why not count us , " suggested another ghost . The drunkard at once stood up and shouted , “ One , two , three , four . One , two , three , four . All correct , all correct . ” WYL ) The ghosts believed him and settled down to talk.
Why not count us , " suggested another ghost . The drunkard at once stood up and shouted , “ One , two , three , four . One , two , three , four . All correct , all correct . ” WYL ) The ghosts believed him and settled down to talk.
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The drunkard , alert as ever , stood up and shouted , “ One , two , three , 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 ...
The drunkard , alert as ever , stood up and shouted , “ One , two , three , 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 ...
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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
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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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