A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey: And Other Burmese FolktalesFifteen tales from the area of Mandalay in Central Burma. |
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If I take this cow to him and say that it is all I now possess , he will surely give me
gold and jewels out of pity . ” So he went to the palace with the old cow . The
palace guard stopped him at the gates and inquired what was his business with
the ...
If I take this cow to him and say that it is all I now possess , he will surely give me
gold and jewels out of pity . ” So he went to the palace with the old cow . The
palace guard stopped him at the gates and inquired what was his business with
the ...
Page 36
The poor fellow is flustered , ” mused the king , " and he does not know what he is
saying . ” So he said gently to the fisherman , “ My man , you mean twenty rubies ,
or twenty elephants or even twenty horses . ” " No , sire , no , sire , ” replied the ...
The poor fellow is flustered , ” mused the king , " and he does not know what he is
saying . ” So he said gently to the fisherman , “ My man , you mean twenty rubies ,
or twenty elephants or even twenty horses . ” " No , sire , no , sire , ” replied the ...
Page 57
The girl started to cry , saying , “ Oh , my mother is so poor ! My mother is so poor !
The rice is so valuable to her . ” The Golden Crow gave her a kindly look and said
, “ Little girl , I will pay for it . Come to the big tamarind tree outside the village ...
The girl started to cry , saying , “ Oh , my mother is so poor ! My mother is so poor !
The rice is so valuable to her . ” The Golden Crow gave her a kindly look and said
, “ Little girl , I will pay for it . Come to the big tamarind tree outside the village ...
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Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Mister Luck and Mister Industry | 18 |
Why the Rabbits Nose Twitches | 24 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| 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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