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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Page 38
... share . But , my Lord , in a partnership , the agreement to share does not mean that only the profits are to be shared . It means that gain and loss , income and expenditure , success and failure , reward and punishment are also to be ...
... share . But , my Lord , in a partnership , the agreement to share does not mean that only the profits are to be shared . It means that gain and loss , income and expenditure , success and failure , reward and punishment are also to be ...
Page 39
... share it equally at the end of the day . On the first day of their partnership , the otter caught some shrimps and the jackal picked some bananas . The food was shared equally , and the partners were satisfied . On the second day , the ...
... share it equally at the end of the day . On the first day of their partnership , the otter caught some shrimps and the jackal picked some bananas . The food was shared equally , and the partners were satisfied . On the second day , the ...
Page 85
... the air . In this way , all within hearing share in the merit that the persons acquired by going to the pagoda . GUDGEON : A freshwater fish common to Burma , considered a member of the carp family . It is a tasty fish fried 85.
... the air . In this way , all within hearing share in the merit that the persons acquired by going to the pagoda . GUDGEON : A freshwater fish common to Burma , considered a member of the carp family . It is a tasty fish fried 85.
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