A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey: And Other Burmese FolktalesA 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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“ 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 ...
“ 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 ...
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“ 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 .
“ 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 .
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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 .
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 .
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Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Mister Luck and Mister Industry | 18 |
Why the Rabbits Nose Twitches | 24 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
asked bamboo baskets became bee-hunter bees believed boat Buddhist Burma Burmese cake calf called cattle caught chamberlain Clever colt cool course crow dish drunkard elephant fight fish fisherman followers four fried fish gave ghosts girl give gold golden gong hair hand head herdsman honey human inside Judge jumped king king's ladder laughed live longyi looked Master Thumb mats meal means MICHIGAN mischief-maker Mister Industry Mister Luck morning mortar moss mother Naga night nose officer ogre oozie opium-eater ordered otter paddy pagoda palace plant pleaded pool poor Princess rabbit rafts rain replied rest house rice saying sesamum share shouted silver coin sire soon Stupid surprise tiger took traveler tree village wear wild woman women young
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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