TOLD ON THE PAGODA
TALES OF BURMAH
Told on the Pagoda
TALES OF BURMAH
By Mimosa
ILLUSTRATED
LONDON
T. FISHER UNWIN
1895
All rights reserved.
CONTENTS
| PAGE | |
| THE WOMAN, THE MAN AND THE NĀT | 9 |
| A FABLE | 23 |
| THE STOLEN TREASURE | 39 |
| THE VIGIL OF MAH MAY | 63 |
| THE PETITION TO THE KING | 85 |
| THE PRIEST'S PETITION | 99 |
| THE COMMAND OF THE KING | 117 |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| 1. A BURMESE VILLAGE GIRL | Frontispiece |
| 2. PART OF THE PALACE OF THE KING, MANDALAY | Facing p. 39 |
| 3. THE QUEEN'S MONASTERY | Facing p. 63 |
| 4. THE KING'S PALACE | Facing p. 85 |
| 5. THE SHWAY DAGONE PAGODA | Facing p. 99 |
THE WOMAN, THE MAN AND THE NĀT.
IN every large tree there lives a Nāt,and it is a custom very strictlyadhered to that before any tree can betouched the permission of the spiritmust b
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