A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the CemeteryNineteen side-splitting stories from sri lanka to begin this chronicle of the funny things that have happened to him, muller goes back to his days as a recruit in the royal ceylon navy when the queen of england came a-visiting: the saucy sailors decide to tip her a wink! the second story takes us back to mullers childhood in anuradhapura where two visiting rat snakes turn out to be a railway linesmans grandparents there are further hilarious adventures in the navy, encounters with more snakes of different sizes and lineage, graphic descriptions of jam-making factories, and hazardous days in the gulf effortlessly, muller creates caricatures that leave you helpless with laughter as they highlight the follies and foibles of the human race. |
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... Abey , nothing would have happened . Abey was dead , true , but upon receiving the news and the medical report , Navy Headquarters in Colombo had informed the dead seaman's family who acknowledged that they would go to Talaimannar and ...
... Abey , nothing would have happened . Abey was dead , true , but upon receiving the news and the medical report , Navy Headquarters in Colombo had informed the dead seaman's family who acknowledged that they would go to Talaimannar and ...
Page 120
... Abey's uncles disappeared and was later found in the toddy tavern , hiccoughing rudely . It must also be said that Stoker Mechanic Arnold drove Abey to Colombo at top speed . With long , empty roads , and jungle - fringed at that , and ...
... Abey's uncles disappeared and was later found in the toddy tavern , hiccoughing rudely . It must also be said that Stoker Mechanic Arnold drove Abey to Colombo at top speed . With long , empty roads , and jungle - fringed at that , and ...
Page 124
... Abey , dead and stiff , was not a pretty sight . Furthermore he had not stayed in the confines of his coffin . He was practically half way out , entire head , shoulders and midriff , and on his chest was a tin mug , and on the floor an ...
... Abey , dead and stiff , was not a pretty sight . Furthermore he had not stayed in the confines of his coffin . He was practically half way out , entire head , shoulders and midriff , and on his chest was a tin mug , and on the floor an ...
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