Enlight Why does a buffalo have no upper teeth? Once upon a time there were cousins, Buffalo and Bull. They loved each other very much. The Buffalo had two rows of magnificent teeth, but the Bull only had one row, the bottom one. Usually, after fin... Burmese Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Why are there fewer tigers? This happened at a time when there were no visible tigers on earth. Two sisters lived in the same village at the foot of a steep mountain, and they had a small piece of land. They grew rice on it and ... Burmese Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Tamarind and Banyan Once upon a time, on the edge of a village there was a monastery. And in that monastery lived a wise monk, revered by all the inhabitants of the village, an elder who was preparing to take monastic vo... Burmese Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight How the world was formed Once upon a time, there was only an endless void. However, little by little the masculine principle arose: - Uaunuauntedi and the feminine principle - Nin-panmazan. Under the influence of the force of... Burmese Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight How a mother raised her son A grandmother, mother and granddaughters lived in the same village. One day, after a hard day in the field, her mother returned home. She put it on the table and called her four-year-old son to dinner... Burmese Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight About the cunning doctor In one poor village house a wandering doctor stopped to stay. At night he sighed heavily and turned from side to side. The hostess became concerned and asked: - Honorable teacher, why aren’t you sleep... Burmese Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight How Lake Inlay came to be In ancient times, in the place where the large Lake Inlay now rests, surrounded by high mountains, there were four small lakes, not far from which the evil wizard Bilu lived. But I must say, this Bilu... Burmese Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight How a crocodile was left without a tongue Once Raven saw such a fat Crocodile that his mouth began to water. “Friend Crocodile,” he croaked, thinking unkindly, “what a homebody you really are.” And why are you sitting in this puddle? After al... Burmese Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Five riddles In a certain state there lived and there was a king. And he had seven sons. They all studied in foreign lands and learned many wisdoms; they were all smart and educated. But only one can ascend the th... Burmese Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Why did the global flood happen? Soon after the creation of the universe, the king of the Nats, Ingaunuamagan, decided to decorate the world. He acquired gold and silver bowls and, scooping up water from the great sea - Makchintungu ... Burmese Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight The Servant Who Outwitted the Abbot Once upon a time, a dilapidated bamboo hut stood at the junction of Upper and Lower Burma, not far from the village cemetery. And a monk and a servant lived in that hut. The monk diligently studied th... Burmese Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Maung Pyin Once upon a time, a husband and wife with their only son lived in the same village. The family was wealthy, so the parents spoiled their son terribly from early childhood, and he grew up a slacker and... Burmese Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
