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The 21 colourful Burmese folk tales in this volume have been retold in English by teachers from the Phaung Daw Oo Monastic Education High School, Mandalay, Myanmar, formerly Burma. Accompanying the stories are 22 illustrations created by their young pupils.
Herein you will find stories like The Crow Is As Proud As The Peacock , The Three Sisters, The Blind Boy, Shin Mwe Lon And Min Nanda, The Greedy King, A Disrespectful Daughter and many more.
As with most folk tales with Eastern origins, the stories have deeper meanings hidden beneath what, on the surface, may appear to be a simple story. The morals in these Burmese tales often reoccur in the tales from other cultures’. Such universal themes include traditional family values and respect, still very much to the fore in a country that to a great extent has stood still in time.
If, when view the images in this volume, you notice faint writing in the background. This is because the school is reusing old sheets of paper. Clean folio paper is expensive and not really in the school’s budget, so, purchasing a copy of this book will help the school to afford the basic equipment we take for granted in the West.
10% of the net profit from the sale of this book will be donated to the Phaung Daw Oo Monastic Education High School, Mandalay to assist with teaching materials. These funds will assist the inspired school founders, Ven. U Nayaka and Ven. U Jotika, who, to date, have helped many underprivileged children benefit from a high standard of education.
Herein you will find stories like The Crow Is As Proud As The Peacock , The Three Sisters, The Blind Boy, Shin Mwe Lon And Min Nanda, The Greedy King, A Disrespectful Daughter and many more.
As with most folk tales with Eastern origins, the stories have deeper meanings hidden beneath what, on the surface, may appear to be a simple story. The morals in these Burmese tales often reoccur in the tales from other cultures’. Such universal themes include traditional family values and respect, still very much to the fore in a country that to a great extent has stood still in time.
If, when view the images in this volume, you notice faint writing in the background. This is because the school is reusing old sheets of paper. Clean folio paper is expensive and not really in the school’s budget, so, purchasing a copy of this book will help the school to afford the basic equipment we take for granted in the West.
10% of the net profit from the sale of this book will be donated to the Phaung Daw Oo Monastic Education High School, Mandalay to assist with teaching materials. These funds will assist the inspired school founders, Ven. U Nayaka and Ven. U Jotika, who, to date, have helped many underprivileged children benefit from a high standard of education.
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FOLKLORE AND FAIRY TALES FROM BURMA - 21 Old Burmese Folk and Fairy tales - Anon E. Mouse
www.AbelaPublishing.com/burma.html
DEDICATION
In memory of my father,
Dudley Spencer (1922-2014)
who shared many precious recollections
about his beloved Maymyo and Burma.
And to my mother,
Daw Mya Mya Spencer,
who often recalls treasured memories about her hometown, Toungoo, Burmese culture and her time as a classical dancer ('Minthamee').
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Our thanks to
Chris, Harry, Peter and Shwe Mar Win
who provided the illustrations.
Our thanks also go to
Anna lisa, Janet, Larwai, Nway Nway, Boke Boke, Jessica, Zin Zin Moe, Little Anne , Sandar, Emma (Ohnmar), Bo Tay (Shin Tejaniya), Thiri, Yu Yu Nwe, Kiera, Zin Zin Htike, Alexandra, Sandar Lin, Ryan, Julie (Thantar Moe), Aye Aye Aung and Lorraine
for retelling the stories.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
PART ONE
MAGIC-LORE AND CREATURES
THE LION AND THE MOUSE
THE CROW IS AS PROUD AS THE PEACOCK
THE WHITE SWAN
THE THREE SISTERS
THE WONDERFUL COCKEREL
TWO OTTERS AND A FISH
MA PU KYWE AND THE SMALL SNAIL
THE CLEVER OX
PART TWO
MAGICAL TALES OF PRINCES AND PRINCESSES, AND ROYAL LIFE
SHIN MWE LON and MIN NANDA
A GREEDY KING
A TRADITIONAL PHYSICIAN CALLED JIVAKA
PART THREE
BUDDHIST TALES
IN THE LIFE OF A QUAIL
DURING A PAST LIFE OF BUDDHA - A LESSON
PART FOUR
TALES OF BURMESE TRADITIONAL WAYS
THE FARMER AND HIS SONS
A SAD FATE
‘FRIENDS’
A DISRESPECTFUL DAUGHTER
PART FIVE
CURIOUS TALES
AN INTELLIGENT BOY
THE MIRROR
THE BLIND BOY
….AND FINALLY, A UNIVERSAL FOLKTALE
THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE
HOW THIS BOOK HELPS
INTRODUCTION
These 21 colourful Burmese tales have been retold in English by teachers from Mandalay. To accompany the stories are creative illustrations by their young pupils Chris, Harry, Peter and Shwe Mar Win.
The
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