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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A yit , or wild pheasant , happened to be flying over the spot , and some of the seeds got into his eyes , temporarily یه 4 blinding him . The yit alighted on a. WHY THE RABBIT'S NOSE TWITCHES A KINGDOM LOST FOR A DROP OF HONEY.
A yit , or wild pheasant , happened to be flying over the spot , and some of the seeds got into his eyes , temporarily یه 4 blinding him . The yit alighted on a. WHY THE RABBIT'S NOSE TWITCHES A KINGDOM LOST FOR A DROP OF HONEY.
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Then his nose began to twitch . It twitched and twitched and twitched . The Naga roared with laughter to see the rabbit's nose twitching . His temper now recovered , he went back to his pool . And even to the present day , the rabbit's ...
Then his nose began to twitch . It twitched and twitched and twitched . The Naga roared with laughter to see the rabbit's nose twitching . His temper now recovered , he went back to his pool . And even to the present day , the rabbit's ...
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When they saw that he was a human being , they pulled his nose until it became fully three yards long . Then all the ghosts silently departed . The next morning the drunkard went to look for his friend at the rest house and found him ...
When they saw that he was a human being , they pulled his nose until it became fully three yards long . Then all the ghosts silently departed . The next morning the drunkard went to look for his friend at the rest house and found him ...
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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
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| 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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