A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey: And Other Burmese FolktalesFifteen tales from the area of Mandalay in Central Burma. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 8
Page 57
THE GOLDEN CROW was 2 ONG AGO THERE LIVED an old widow who was
very poor . She had a daughter who was pretty and goodnatured . One day the
mother asked the daughter to scare away the birds from the tray of paddy which
was ...
THE GOLDEN CROW was 2 ONG AGO THERE LIVED an old widow who was
very poor . She had a daughter who was pretty and goodnatured . One day the
mother asked the daughter to scare away the birds from the tray of paddy which
was ...
Page 60
However , the Golden Crow ate what remained , and the greedy girl shouted
rudely , “ Hey , crow , 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
...
However , the Golden Crow ate what remained , and the greedy girl shouted
rudely , “ Hey , crow , 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
...
Page 77
Do you know , gentlemen , ” one talkative ghost said , “ that underneath where I
am sitting there lie buried seven pots of gold ? ” The drunkard carefully noted
where the speaker was sitting . The talk went on until dawn , when the ghosts
went ...
Do you know , gentlemen , ” one talkative ghost said , “ that underneath where I
am sitting there lie buried seven pots of gold ? ” The drunkard carefully noted
where the speaker was sitting . The talk went on until dawn , when the ghosts
went ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Mister Luck and Mister Industry | 18 |
Why the Rabbits Nose Twitches | 24 |
Copyright | |
6 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
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 decided dish drunkard elephant farmer 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 mischief-maker Mister Industry Mister Luck morning mortar moss mother Naga night nose 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 water jars wear wild woman women young
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 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |