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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... she was jealous of others only because she was poor and unhappy . Now that she is rich , she will no longer be jealous of other people's happiness . " But the king ordered the mischief - maker to be. 43 The Origin of the Coconut.
... she was jealous of others only because she was poor and unhappy . Now that she is rich , she will no longer be jealous of other people's happiness . " But the king ordered the mischief - maker to be. 43 The Origin of the Coconut.
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... ordered the mischief - maker to be executed at once . " For , " said the king , " once a mischief - maker , always a mischief- maker . " So the mischief - maker was taken to the place of execution and his head was cut off . The next day ...
... ordered the mischief - maker to be executed at once . " For , " said the king , " once a mischief - maker , always a mischief- maker . " So the mischief - maker was taken to the place of execution and his head was cut off . The next day ...
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... ordered the first officer to be executed at once as a teller of lies . So the unfortunate man was taken back to the place of execution , and his head was cut off in the presence of his fellow officers . When the execution was over , the ...
... ordered the first officer to be executed at once as a teller of lies . So the unfortunate man was taken back to the place of execution , and his head was cut off in the presence of his fellow officers . When the execution was over , the ...
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