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 36
... twenty lashes with your cane . " " I am sorry , " sighed the king , " but I must keep my promise and give you what you ask . " So saying , he whispered to his servant to beat the fisherman lightly . " No sire , no , sire , " said 36.
... twenty lashes with your cane . " " I am sorry , " sighed the king , " but I must keep my promise and give you what you ask . " So saying , he whispered to his servant to beat the fisherman lightly . " No sire , no , sire , " said 36.
Page 60
... give me and my mother some wealth for the paddy you have eaten . " The crow looked at her with a frown , but he replied politely enough , “ Little girl , I will pay for the rice . Come to the big tama- rind tree outside the village at ...
... give me and my mother some wealth for the paddy you have eaten . " The crow looked at her with a frown , but he replied politely enough , “ Little girl , I will pay for the rice . Come to the big tama- rind tree outside the village at ...
Page 65
... give birth to a colt , and how can a mare give birth to a calf ? It is against nature . So take back your calf and give back the colt to your neighbor Mister Stupid . " The villagers applauded the decision of Judge Rabbit , and from ...
... give birth to a colt , and how can a mare give birth to a calf ? It is against nature . So take back your calf and give back the colt to your neighbor Mister Stupid . " The villagers applauded the decision of Judge Rabbit , and from ...
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