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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... soon caught the pig . " You shall die , ” said the Naga . " Oh , sir , oh , sir , ” replied the pig , " I am not to blame . The snake bumped against me . " The Naga chased the snake and soon caught him . " You shall die , " said the ...
... soon caught the pig . " You shall die , ” said the Naga . " Oh , sir , oh , sir , ” replied the pig , " I am not to blame . The snake bumped against me . " The Naga chased the snake and soon caught him . " You shall die , " said the ...
Page 29
... soon they saw the lizard eaten up by a cat . When a dog appeared on the scene and began to attack the cat , they went on laughing and eating and they did not pause even when they saw the owner of the cat and the owner of the dog ...
... soon they saw the lizard eaten up by a cat . When a dog appeared on the scene and began to attack the cat , they went on laughing and eating and they did not pause even when they saw the owner of the cat and the owner of the dog ...
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... soon disappointed with himself , for as he crouched to spring on a doe , the latter seemed to know that she was in danger and ran away . He again crouched to spring on a bullock , and again the tiger failed to get his prey . " Hide ...
... soon disappointed with himself , for as he crouched to spring on a doe , the latter seemed to know that she was in danger and ran away . He again crouched to spring on a bullock , and again the tiger failed to get his prey . " Hide ...
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