A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey: And Other Burmese FolktalesFifteen tales from the area of Mandalay in Central Burma. |
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The strange tree had even stranger fruit , which resembled the head of the mischief - maker . The tree today is called the coconut tree . It was originally called gon - bin , which in Burmese means " mischief - maker tree .
The strange tree had even stranger fruit , which resembled the head of the mischief - maker . The tree today is called the coconut tree . It was originally called gon - bin , which in Burmese means " mischief - maker tree .
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A bee - hunter should be a powerful cigar smoker , an agile tree climber and a good holder - on - er . His problems are complicated by the fact that not all bees build the same kind of nests . The common tree bee constructs a hive that ...
A bee - hunter should be a powerful cigar smoker , an agile tree climber and a good holder - on - er . His problems are complicated by the fact that not all bees build the same kind of nests . The common tree bee constructs a hive that ...
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Magyi is the Burmese name for tamarind tree ( see p . 56 ) . 1 TATTOOS AND TATTOOING : In olden days , tattoos were believed to give one magical powers . Men had themselves tattooed to charm away evil . It was the Burmese custom to be ...
Magyi is the Burmese name for tamarind tree ( see p . 56 ) . 1 TATTOOS AND TATTOOING : In olden days , tattoos were believed to give one magical powers . Men had themselves tattooed to charm away evil . It was the Burmese custom to be ...
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Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Mister Luck and Mister Industry | 18 |
Why the Rabbits Nose Twitches | 24 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey: And Other Burmese Folktales |
| Authors | Htin Aung (U.), Helen G. Trager |
| Translated by | Paw Oo Thet |
| Illustrated by | Paw Oo Thet |
| Publisher | Parents' Magazine Press, 1968 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 14 May 2008 |
| Length | 96 pages |
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