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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Master Thumb , being not only courageous but wise , realized that the house could not belong to a human being , but to an ogre . For only ogres live on bleak mountains and in wild forests . He walked to the house and decided that it was ...
Master Thumb , being not only courageous but wise , realized that the house could not belong to a human being , but to an ogre . For only ogres live on bleak mountains and in wild forests . He walked to the house and decided that it was ...
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a fight the ogre , for you must reserve your strength for the morrow . ” Master Thumb reluctantly agreed and , hiding himself behind a bush , awaited events . The three faithful followers entered the house , and the first thing they did ...
a fight the ogre , for you must reserve your strength for the morrow . ” Master Thumb reluctantly agreed and , hiding himself behind a bush , awaited events . The three faithful followers entered the house , and the first thing they did ...
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OGRE : So long as anyone can remember , a Burmese demon , orogre , has always looked as he does on page 49. Since the ogre , sometimes called a bilu , wears the same fierce expression , has the same dress , never appears to be younger ...
OGRE : So long as anyone can remember , a Burmese demon , orogre , has always looked as he does on page 49. Since the ogre , sometimes called a bilu , wears the same fierce expression , has the same dress , never appears to be younger ...
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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
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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