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 25
... snake who was sleeping underneath . The snake ran away in fright and bumped against the wild pig who was quietly eating a cucumber . The wild pig dropped it in fright , and the cu- cumber fell into the nearby pool . There was a Naga ...
... snake who was sleeping underneath . The snake ran away in fright and bumped against the wild pig who was quietly eating a cucumber . The wild pig dropped it in fright , and the cu- cumber fell into the nearby pool . There was a Naga ...
Page 26
... snake bumped against me . " The Naga chased the snake and soon caught him . " You shall die , " said the Naga . “ Oh , sir , oh , sir , " replied the snake , " I am not to blame . The bamboo fell on me . ' دو The Naga went to the bamboo ...
... snake bumped against me . " The Naga chased the snake and soon caught him . " You shall die , " said the Naga . “ Oh , sir , oh , sir , " replied the snake , " I am not to blame . The bamboo fell on me . ' دو The Naga went to the bamboo ...
Page 61
... snake lay coiled inside . The snake hissed at them angrily , and then glided out of the box and out of their house . THE CASE OF THE CALF AND THE COLT VISTER CLEVER. 61.
... snake lay coiled inside . The snake hissed at them angrily , and then glided out of the box and out of their house . THE CASE OF THE CALF AND THE COLT VISTER CLEVER. 61.
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