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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... jumped into the pool ; at once he was changed into a monkey . But he did not complain . " If my luck wills that I should end my days as a monkey , I am satisfied , " he said to himself . He walked on a few yards and came to a pool of ...
... jumped into the pool ; at once he was changed into a monkey . But he did not complain . " If my luck wills that I should end my days as a monkey , I am satisfied , " he said to himself . He walked on a few yards and came to a pool of ...
Page 24
... jumped one cubit into the air and then ran away in fright . As he ran , he knocked down a pumpkin . The pumpkin rolled down the slope to a field and bumped against a sesamum plant , scattering the seeds . A yit , or wild pheasant ...
... jumped one cubit into the air and then ran away in fright . As he ran , he knocked down a pumpkin . The pumpkin rolled down the slope to a field and bumped against a sesamum plant , scattering the seeds . A yit , or wild pheasant ...
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... jumped the boat from inside Master Thumb's stomach and placed himself at his master's service . Master Thumb and his other three followers jumped into the boat and journeyed southwards together , back to Master Thumb's village . All the ...
... jumped the boat from inside Master Thumb's stomach and placed himself at his master's service . Master Thumb and his other three followers jumped into the boat and journeyed southwards together , back to Master Thumb's village . All the ...
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