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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He walked on a few yards and came to a pool of muddy water . " Might as well try
this also , ” he said , and jumped into the pool ; at once he became a human
being again . Finding two water jars nearby , he filled one with the crystal - clear ...
He walked on a few yards and came to a pool of muddy water . " Might as well try
this also , ” he said , and jumped into the pool ; at once he became a human
being again . Finding two water jars nearby , he filled one with the crystal - clear ...
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Sometimes the jars are glazed halfway down for. produce the liquid which when
fermented becomes ... WATER JARS : The containers in which water is either
fetched or stored are called water jars . In Burma , these are usually of
earthenware ...
Sometimes the jars are glazed halfway down for. produce the liquid which when
fermented becomes ... WATER JARS : The containers in which water is either
fetched or stored are called water jars . In Burma , these are usually of
earthenware ...
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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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