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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... replied the snake , " I am not to blame . The bamboo fell on me . ' دو The Naga went to the bamboo and said , " You shall die . " " Oh , sir , oh , sir , " replied the bamboo , " I am not to blame . The wild pheasant alighted on me ...
... replied the snake , " I am not to blame . The bamboo fell on me . ' دو The Naga went to the bamboo and said , " You shall die . " " Oh , sir , oh , sir , " replied the bamboo , " I am not to blame . The wild pheasant alighted on me ...
Page 36
... replied the fisherman , and in great glee , the chamber- lain announced to the king the arrival of a fish . The king , in great joy , seized the fish from the fisherman's hand and rushed into the kitchen . After the fish had been fried ...
... replied the fisherman , and in great glee , the chamber- lain announced to the king the arrival of a fish . The king , in great joy , seized the fish from the fisherman's hand and rushed into the kitchen . After the fish had been fried ...
Page 60
... replied politely enough , “ Little girl , I will pay for the rice . Come to the big tama- rind tree outside the village at sunset , and I will give you something . " Then the crow flew away . At sunset , the greedy girl went to the big ...
... replied politely enough , “ Little girl , I will pay for the rice . Come to the big tama- rind tree outside the village at sunset , and I will give you something . " Then the crow flew away . At sunset , the greedy girl went to the big ...
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