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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 5
Page 21
... - clear water . " Now let us see who is lucky enough or unlucky enough to use this water for a bath , " laughed Mister Luck . The water seller came and took away his water jars to hawk them around the city . Now the king of Prome 21.
... - clear water . " Now let us see who is lucky enough or unlucky enough to use this water for a bath , " laughed Mister Luck . The water seller came and took away his water jars to hawk them around the city . Now the king of Prome 21.
Page 28
... laughed so much that they spilled some honey on the windowsill . " We have spilled some honey , Your Majesty , " said the chief minister . " Let me wipe it off . " " My dear Lord , " laughed the king , " it is beneath your dignity to do ...
... laughed so much that they spilled some honey on the windowsill . " We have spilled some honey , Your Majesty , " said the chief minister . " Let me wipe it off . " " My dear Lord , " laughed the king , " it is beneath your dignity to do ...
Page 57
... 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 ! My mother is so poor ! The rice is so valuable to her ...
... 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 ! My mother is so poor ! The rice is so valuable to her ...
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 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