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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... reached the age of sixteen years he demanded of his mother the true reason for his being no bigger than a thumb . When he learned that the sun's curse was the cause , he said , " Mother , make me a rice cake tomorrow , for I am going in ...
... reached the age of sixteen years he demanded of his mother the true reason for his being no bigger than a thumb . When he learned that the sun's curse was the cause , he said , " Mother , make me a rice cake tomorrow , for I am going in ...
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... reached the northern mountains , where he expected the sun to appear the next morning . He decided to rest there for the night , and looked around for some shelter . To his surprise he saw a house some distance away . Master Thumb ...
... reached the northern mountains , where he expected the sun to appear the next morning . He decided to rest there for the night , and looked around for some shelter . To his surprise he saw a house some distance away . Master Thumb ...
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... reached home , she and her mother joyfully pulled open the big box . But to their surprise and terror , a big snake lay coiled inside . The snake hissed at them angrily , and then glided out of the box and out of their house . THE CASE ...
... reached home , she and her mother joyfully pulled open the big box . But to their surprise and terror , a big snake lay coiled inside . The snake hissed at them angrily , and then glided out of the box and out of their house . THE CASE ...
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