The Loyal Karens of BurmaK. Paul, Trench & Company, 1887 - 264 pagini |
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Pagina 81
... bird , beast , mineral , or tree , as " Heron , " " Tiger , " " Tin , " " Cotton . " Those who , on growing up , develop some peculiarity , receive a kind of nickname , to G which " Father " or " Mother " is attached NATIONAL CUSTOMS . 81.
... bird , beast , mineral , or tree , as " Heron , " " Tiger , " " Tin , " " Cotton . " Those who , on growing up , develop some peculiarity , receive a kind of nickname , to G which " Father " or " Mother " is attached NATIONAL CUSTOMS . 81.
Pagina 117
... tiger took his breakfast done up in a parcel . The hare made up a bundle of cow - dung to resemble the tiger's breakfast parcel . Both cut busily away at the thatch till breakfast - time , when the hare . went to the tree under which ...
... tiger took his breakfast done up in a parcel . The hare made up a bundle of cow - dung to resemble the tiger's breakfast parcel . Both cut busily away at the thatch till breakfast - time , when the hare . went to the tree under which ...
Pagina 118
... tiger offered to carry him home . " How can I ever stick on your smooth glossy back ? " said the hare . " You must tie some bundles of thatch on your back to form a saddle for me . " The tiger firmly bound some bundles of dry thatch on ...
... tiger offered to carry him home . " How can I ever stick on your smooth glossy back ? " said the hare . " You must tie some bundles of thatch on your back to form a saddle for me . " The tiger firmly bound some bundles of dry thatch on ...
Pagina 119
... tiger could not do so , and , accepting the denial of the hare , asked him what he was doing there . " I am watching my grandfather's fan , " was the reply . " What's your grandfather's fan good for ? " asked the tiger . " Oh , it cools ...
... tiger could not do so , and , accepting the denial of the hare , asked him what he was doing there . " I am watching my grandfather's fan , " was the reply . " What's your grandfather's fan good for ? " asked the tiger . " Oh , it cools ...
Pagina 120
... tiger to prove his identity with the hare that had wronged him . The tiger , with no proof at hand , accepted the hare's statement , and asked him what he was doing there . Oh , I'm watching over my grandfather's harp , " was the reply ...
... tiger to prove his identity with the hare that had wronged him . The tiger , with no proof at hand , accepted the hare's statement , and asked him what he was doing there . Oh , I'm watching over my grandfather's harp , " was the reply ...
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