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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Page 43
... gave a house and one thousand silver coins to the thief , and allowed him to settle in Burma . " He was a thief only because he was poor , " explained the king , " and now that he is no longer poor , he will make a good subject . " To ...
... gave a house and one thousand silver coins to the thief , and allowed him to settle in Burma . " He was a thief only because he was poor , " explained the king , " and now that he is no longer poor , he will make a good subject . " To ...
Page 57
... gave her a kindly look and said , “ Little girl , I will pay for it . Come to the big tamarind tree outside the village at sunset , and I will give you something . " Then the crow flew away . At sunset , the little girl went to the big ...
... gave her a kindly look and said , “ Little girl , I will pay for it . Come to the big tamarind tree outside the village at sunset , and I will give you something . " Then the crow flew away . At sunset , the little girl went to the big ...
Page 62
... gave birth to a calf , and Stupid's mare gave birth to a colt . Clever , being a light sleeper , heard the bleating of the calf and the neighing of the colt . Taking a light , he went down to the cowshed to have a look . He noticed ...
... gave birth to a calf , and Stupid's mare gave birth to a colt . Clever , being a light sleeper , heard the bleating of the calf and the neighing of the colt . Taking a light , he went down to the cowshed to have a look . He noticed ...
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