Contents :~ Preface~ Short stories~ 1. The 13-Carat diamond~ 2. Home-coming~ 3. The golden princess~ 4. Electra triumphs~ 5. The ruse~ 6. The bearer of the betel casket~ Climpses of Myanmar Life and culture~ 7. The egg and I 8. I Believe in miracles 9. Of mice and men~ 10. Sweet airs that give delight~ 11. Fortune-Telling is fun~ 12. The late princess mindat~ 13. Why wroters write~ 14. A Writer's prayer~ Old Tales Retold~ 15. The man who twirls his beard~ 16. Chit pe the unatic and money~ 17. Till the hair rots and falls to the ground~