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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It was a crow with gold feathers . The Golden Crow laughed at the little girl's efforts to scare him away and quickly ate up every bit of the rice , chaff and all . The girl started to cry , saying , “ Oh , my mother is so poor !
It was a crow with gold feathers . The Golden Crow laughed at the little girl's efforts to scare him away and quickly ate up every bit of the rice , chaff and all . The girl started to cry , saying , “ Oh , my mother is so poor !
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“ The golden ladder , of course , " replied the greedy girl . But , to her disappointment , the crow lowered the brass ladder . When the girl entered the little gold house , the crow said , “ You must dine with me .
“ The golden ladder , of course , " replied the greedy girl . But , to her disappointment , the crow lowered the brass ladder . When the girl entered the little gold house , the crow said , “ You must dine with me .
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“ 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 ...
“ 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 ...
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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
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 |
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