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 against the risk which could result from his staying longer in a uterus where he does not appear to be growing at an adequate rate . In the same way , the paediatrician who is faced with the care of a baby who has been born too soon ...
... soon against the risk which could result from his staying longer in a uterus where he does not appear to be growing at an adequate rate . In the same way , the paediatrician who is faced with the care of a baby who has been born too soon ...
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... soon take place. Behold, I am coming soon! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book.' I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of ...
... soon take place. Behold, I am coming soon! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book.' I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of ...
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Cadène Thomas, Adam Benjamin. The TEN mistakes of Soon 1 . 10 22131 SOON SOON 10000 ON If you look at pictures taken at the launch in 2034 , SOO it's hard to believe that the mission was so controversial . SOON J SOON 4000 1005 1005 SOON ...
Cadène Thomas, Adam Benjamin. The TEN mistakes of Soon 1 . 10 22131 SOON SOON 10000 ON If you look at pictures taken at the launch in 2034 , SOO it's hard to believe that the mission was so controversial . SOON J SOON 4000 1005 1005 SOON ...
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