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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“ 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 .
“ 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 .
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1 THE OLD MAN IN THE MOON 0 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 old ...
1 THE OLD MAN IN THE MOON 0 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 old ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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
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| 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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