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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The paddy you ate was not much , ” replied the girl , " and the little box would be
more than enough . ” She then accepted the little box and , after thanking the
Golden Crow , climbed down the golden ladder and went home . When she
reached ...
The paddy you ate was not much , ” replied the girl , " and the little box would be
more than enough . ” She then accepted the little box and , after thanking the
Golden Crow , climbed down the golden ladder and went home . When she
reached ...
Page 71
THE OLD MAN IN THE MOON | NCE THERE WAS an old man in a village , and
he earned his living by pounding paddy . He had no friend or companion except
an old rabbit . The whole day , and part of the night when there was a moon , the
...
THE OLD MAN IN THE MOON | NCE THERE WAS an old man in a village , and
he earned his living by pounding paddy . He had no friend or companion except
an old rabbit . The whole day , and part of the night when there was a moon , the
...
Page 90
PADDY : Paddy is the name of the plant that produces the pearl white grain
called rice . The man who plants the rice fields is called a paddy farmer , and the
fields are called paddy fields . The white , long - legged slender birds that try to
eat ...
PADDY : Paddy is the name of the plant that produces the pearl white grain
called rice . The man who plants the rice fields is called a paddy farmer , and the
fields are called paddy fields . The white , long - legged slender birds that try to
eat ...
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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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