A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey: And Other Burmese FolktalesA 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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The woman says it is fixed at a silver coin for each plate of fried fish . Let the woman and the traveler go out of the court into the sunlight ; let he traveler hold out a silver coin , and let the woman take the shadow cast by it .
The woman says it is fixed at a silver coin for each plate of fried fish . Let the woman and the traveler go out of the court into the sunlight ; let he traveler hold out a silver coin , and let the woman take the shadow cast by it .
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HOW MASTER THUMB DEFEATED THE SUN ט NCE A POOR WOMAN who was with child was trying to dry some paddy . But the moment she put out her basket of paddy the sun disappeared , and the moment she took in her basket thinking it was going to ...
HOW MASTER THUMB DEFEATED THE SUN ט NCE A POOR WOMAN who was with child was trying to dry some paddy . But the moment she put out her basket of paddy the sun disappeared , and the moment she took in her basket thinking it was going to ...
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If only I had an old woman with me , she could do the sifting , and also keep me and my rabbit company . The Moon - goddess heard his words and felt sorry for him . The next day , taking the form of an old woman , she came to the old ...
If only I had an old woman with me , she could do the sifting , and also keep me and my rabbit company . The Moon - goddess heard his words and felt sorry for him . The next day , taking the form of an old woman , she came to the old ...
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Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Mister Luck and Mister Industry | 18 |
Why the Rabbits Nose Twitches | 24 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
asked bamboo baskets became bee-hunter bees boat Buddhist Burma Burmese cake calf called cattle caught chamberlain Clever colt cool course crow decided dish drunkard elephant farmer fight fish fisherman followers four fried fish gave ghosts girl give gold golden gong hair hand head herdsman honey human inside Judge jumped king ladder laughed live longyi looked Master Thumb mats meal means MICHIGAN mischief-maker Mister Industry Mister Luck morning mortar moss mother Naga night nose officer ogre oozie opium-eater ordered otter paddy pagoda palace plant pleaded pool poor Princess rabbit rafts rain reached replied rest house rice saying sesamum share shouted silver coin sire soon Stupid surprise tiger traveler tree village wear wild woman women young
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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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