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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... happened to be flying over the spot , and some of the seeds got into his eyes , temporarily لکه blinding him . The yit alighted on a bamboo. WHY THE RABBIT'S NOSE TWITCHES A KINGDOM LOST FOR A DROP OF HONEY. 24 Why the Rabbit's Nose ...
... happened to be flying over the spot , and some of the seeds got into his eyes , temporarily لکه blinding him . The yit alighted on a bamboo. WHY THE RABBIT'S NOSE TWITCHES A KINGDOM LOST FOR A DROP OF HONEY. 24 Why the Rabbit's Nose ...
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... 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 nose is ...
... 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 nose is ...
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... 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 half ... nose with a pestle , the nose will shrink half an 78 1.
... 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 half ... nose with a pestle , the nose will shrink half an 78 1.
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