A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey: And Other Burmese FolktalesFifteen tales from the area of Mandalay in Central Burma. |
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... with one hand , and frightened to let go of the branch since he was still some
distance away from the ground . ren AWWAVO9OMKA SY 100 ) AL L ed DAN
LAILS AL. THE BEE - HUNTER AND THE OOZIE. 66 The Bee-Hunter and the
Oozie.
... with one hand , and frightened to let go of the branch since he was still some
distance away from the ground . ren AWWAVO9OMKA SY 100 ) AL L ed DAN
LAILS AL. THE BEE - HUNTER AND THE OOZIE. 66 The Bee-Hunter and the
Oozie.
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maintained that the other two should pay , because they were hurt in saving the
bee - hunter and the oozie ' s lives . The oozie maintained that the physician ' s
fee should be paid by the bee - hunter , as the oozie got into trouble in trying to ...
maintained that the other two should pay , because they were hurt in saving the
bee - hunter and the oozie ' s lives . The oozie maintained that the physician ' s
fee should be paid by the bee - hunter , as the oozie got into trouble in trying to ...
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It ' s a way that grownups use to get little children to stop being naughty . san
OOZIE : An elephant driver is called oozie in Burmese . This is a kind of
abbreviation for hsin oozie , the full name ( hsin , elephant ; oozie , leader , guide
) . But an ...
It ' s a way that grownups use to get little children to stop being naughty . san
OOZIE : An elephant driver is called oozie in Burmese . This is a kind of
abbreviation for hsin oozie , the full name ( hsin , elephant ; oozie , leader , guide
) . But an ...
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Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Mister Luck and Mister Industry | 18 |
Why the Rabbits Nose Twitches | 24 |
Copyright | |
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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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