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 59
... ladder and went home . When she reached there , she gave the little box to her mother . Together they opened it , and they were surprised and delighted to find in the box a hundred priceless rubies . The mother and daughter became very ...
... ladder and went home . When she reached there , she gave the little box to her mother . Together they opened it , and they were surprised and delighted to find in the box a hundred priceless rubies . The mother and daughter became very ...
Page 60
... ladder , the silver ladder or the brass ladder ? ” " 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 ...
... ladder , the silver ladder or the brass ladder ? ” " 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 ...
Page 61
... ladder with her burden . When she reached home , she and her mother joyfully pulled open the big box . But to their surprise and terror , a big snake lay coiled inside . The snake hissed at them angrily , and then glided out of the box ...
... ladder with her burden . When she reached home , she and her mother joyfully pulled open the big box . But to their surprise and terror , a big snake lay coiled inside . The snake hissed at them angrily , and then glided out of the box ...
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