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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... palace with the old cow . The palace guard stopped him at the gates and inquired what was his business with the king . Mister Industry lost his nerve at the sight of the gleaming swords of the palace guards , and he did not know what to ...
... palace with the old cow . The palace guard stopped him at the gates and inquired what was his business with the king . Mister Industry lost his nerve at the sight of the gleaming swords of the palace guards , and he did not know what to ...
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... palace window , eating roasted rice and honey . They laughed so much that they spilled some honey on the windowsill . " We have spilled some honey , Your Majesty , " said the chief minister . " Let me wipe it off . " " My dear Lord ...
... palace window , eating roasted rice and honey . They laughed so much that they spilled some honey on the windowsill . " We have spilled some honey , Your Majesty , " said the chief minister . " Let me wipe it off . " " My dear Lord ...
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... palace guards to quell the fighting . However , by that time , the palace guards themselves had joined the fray , as some of them supported the owner of the dog while others supported the owner of the cat . Within the next few hours ...
... palace guards to quell the fighting . However , by that time , the palace guards themselves had joined the fray , as some of them supported the owner of the dog while others supported the owner of the cat . Within the next few hours ...
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