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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Page 48
... ogre . For only ogres live on bleak mountains and in wild forests . He walked to the house and decided that it was empty . " But the owner will come to sleep here for the night , " said Master Thumb to himself , " and so I will wait and ...
... ogre . For only ogres live on bleak mountains and in wild forests . He walked to the house and decided that it was empty . " But the owner will come to sleep here for the night , " said Master Thumb to himself , " and so I will wait and ...
Page 50
... ogre , for you must reserve your strength for the morrow . ' Master Thumb reluctantly agreed and , hiding himself ... ogre came in and threw himself on the bed . The bamboo thorn gave him a series of sharp pricks . " Too many bugs in ...
... ogre , for you must reserve your strength for the morrow . ' Master Thumb reluctantly agreed and , hiding himself ... ogre came in and threw himself on the bed . The bamboo thorn gave him a series of sharp pricks . " Too many bugs in ...
Page 89
... OGRE : So long as anyone can remember , a Burmese demon , or ogre , 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 , or ogre , 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 ...
Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Mister Luck and Mister Industry | 18 |
Why the Rabbits Nose Twitches | 24 |
Copyright | |
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