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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... officer ran back to the palace and reported the matter . But nobody believed him , and the king was angry , thinking that the offi- cer was trying to make fun of him . " Your Majesty can send another person along with me , " sug- ॐ ...
... officer ran back to the palace and reported the matter . But nobody believed him , and the king was angry , thinking that the offi- cer was trying to make fun of him . " Your Majesty can send another person along with me , " sug- ॐ ...
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... officer , " and he will surely bear me out . " So another officer was sent along with the first to the place of execution . When they reached there , however , the head lay still and remained silent . The second officer made his report ...
... officer , " and he will surely bear me out . " So another officer was sent along with the first to the place of execution . When they reached there , however , the head lay still and remained silent . The second officer made his report ...
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... officers , ministers and a great many servants . In the royal household , the individual who had the responsibility for management or supervision of the king's living quarters , as distinct from the rest of the royal establishment and ...
... officers , ministers and a great many servants . In the royal household , the individual who had the responsibility for management or supervision of the king's living quarters , as distinct from the rest of the royal establishment and ...
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 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