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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... tamarind tree outside the village at sunset , and I will give you something . " Then the crow flew away . At sunset , the little girl went to the big tamarind tree and looked up at the branches . To her surprise , she saw a little house ...
... tamarind tree outside the village at sunset , and I will give you something . " Then the crow flew away . At sunset , the little girl went to the big tamarind tree and looked up at the branches . To her surprise , she saw a little house ...
Page 60
... tamarind tree , and with- out waiting for the crow to come out , she shouted , " Hey , crow , keep your promise . " The crow put his head out of the window and asked , " On which ladder do you want to climb up here ? The golden ladder ...
... tamarind tree , and with- out waiting for the crow to come out , she shouted , " Hey , crow , keep your promise . " The crow put his head out of the window and asked , " On which ladder do you want to climb up here ? The golden ladder ...
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... TAMARIND TREE : A popular shade tree , the tamarind is planted for its beauty as well as for its utility . It grows to about the size of an oak and it is as sturdy . The fruit has medicinal value and is enjoyed both green and ripe ...
... TAMARIND TREE : A popular shade tree , the tamarind is planted for its beauty as well as for its utility . It grows to about the size of an oak and it is as sturdy . The fruit has medicinal value and is enjoyed both green and ripe ...
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