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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 7
Page 50
... rain had been fighting the sun since the beginning of time , and the rain considered anyone who fought the sun worthy of his 50.
... rain had been fighting the sun since the beginning of time , and the rain considered anyone who fought the sun worthy of his 50.
Page 52
... rain considered anyone who fought the sun worthy of his support . So the rain came down and quenched the sun . Master Thumb and his three faithful followers laughed loudly at the sun's discomfort , but soon they became silent with ...
... rain considered anyone who fought the sun worthy of his support . So the rain came down and quenched the sun . Master Thumb and his three faithful followers laughed loudly at the sun's discomfort , but soon they became silent with ...
Page 88
... rain from May until October . The rainy season has come to be called the " monsoon . " It is the period when the fields that have been parched dry to dust are renewed again by the drenching rain , when the paddy and other crops have ...
... rain from May until October . The rainy season has come to be called the " monsoon . " It is the period when the fields that have been parched dry to dust are renewed again by the drenching rain , when the paddy and other crops have ...
Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Mister Luck and Mister Industry | 18 |
Why the Rabbits Nose Twitches | 24 |
Copyright | |
6 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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