The Loyal Karens of BurmaK. Paul, Trench & Company, 1887 - 264 pagini |
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Pagina 93
... replied the girl , " I know how to cook a pot of rice , but I don't know how to cook seven grains of rice alone . " The old woman spoke up sharply . " Obey orders when your elders command you , and ask no questions . " Abashed at the ...
... replied the girl , " I know how to cook a pot of rice , but I don't know how to cook seven grains of rice alone . " The old woman spoke up sharply . " Obey orders when your elders command you , and ask no questions . " Abashed at the ...
Pagina 102
... replied , " If she is like your dead mother , it is all I can ask , " and consented to the match . Saw Kay then went to his mother , and told her that as soon as the clan returned from their work they would be driven from the long house ...
... replied , " If she is like your dead mother , it is all I can ask , " and consented to the match . Saw Kay then went to his mother , and told her that as soon as the clan returned from their work they would be driven from the long house ...
Pagina 114
... replied , " The king at Ava is dead , and the astrologers have pronounced that I am the only one who can succeed him . I refused the crown , and as the astrologers have decided that in my lifetime no one else can peaceably ascend the ...
... replied , " The king at Ava is dead , and the astrologers have pronounced that I am the only one who can succeed him . I refused the crown , and as the astrologers have decided that in my lifetime no one else can peaceably ascend the ...
Pagina 116
... replied Saw Kay . " Make me eight baskets , and I will tie you into seven of them and follow you in the eighth . " The baskets were made , Saw Kay rolled the merchants into the pool , and returned with all their wealth to Mya - yah ...
... replied Saw Kay . " Make me eight baskets , and I will tie you into seven of them and follow you in the eighth . " The baskets were made , Saw Kay rolled the merchants into the pool , and returned with all their wealth to Mya - yah ...
Pagina 117
... the sun became too hot to work . The hare replied , " Don't you know when you are late to breakfast your food changes to cow- dung ? ” The tiger went on cutting thatch , and the hare ( 117 ) VI 140 SOME OF THEIR FIRESIDE STORIES.
... the sun became too hot to work . The hare replied , " Don't you know when you are late to breakfast your food changes to cow- dung ? ” The tiger went on cutting thatch , and the hare ( 117 ) VI 140 SOME OF THEIR FIRESIDE STORIES.
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