A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey: And Other Burmese FolktalesFifteen tales from the area of Mandalay in Central Burma. |
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Page 48
So our Master Thumb , with his four faithful followers inside his stomach , traveled
on , until at nightfall he reached the northern mountains , where he expected the
sun to appear the next morning . He decided to rest there for the night ...
So our Master Thumb , with his four faithful followers inside his stomach , traveled
on , until at nightfall he reached the northern mountains , where he expected the
sun to appear the next morning . He decided to rest there for the night ...
Page 71
The whole day , and part of the night when there was a moon , the old man
pounded the paddy , and the old rabbit crouched nearby , eating the chaff that his
master threw away . One moonlit night the old man , while pounding the paddy ,
said ...
The whole day , and part of the night when there was a moon , the old man
pounded the paddy , and the old rabbit crouched nearby , eating the chaff that his
master threw away . One moonlit night the old man , while pounding the paddy ,
said ...
Page 78
When night came the drunkard went to the cemetery rest house after fortifying
himself with many pots of toddy . He waited until two or three ghosts came in .
Then he said cheerfully , " Hello , you fellows , I came early hoping to find a
human ...
When night came the drunkard went to the cemetery rest house after fortifying
himself with many pots of toddy . He waited until two or three ghosts came in .
Then he said cheerfully , " Hello , you fellows , I came early hoping to find a
human ...
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Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Mister Luck and Mister Industry | 18 |
Why the Rabbits Nose Twitches | 24 |
Copyright | |
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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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