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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... Pura Malai , ' he said ; and I have now to introduce you to this little outcrop in the sea - Pura Malai to the locals , which means Pigeon Island . Pigeon Island is a devastatingly beautiful addition to the Nilaveli seascape . On one ...
... Pura Malai , ' he said ; and I have now to introduce you to this little outcrop in the sea - Pura Malai to the locals , which means Pigeon Island . Pigeon Island is a devastatingly beautiful addition to the Nilaveli seascape . On one ...
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... Pura Malai at dawn while the air around us whirred with the beating of pigeons heading for pickings beside the lagoon . If I have to tell you of the enchanting treasure garden of undersea ... Malai pambu ! ' ( big 53 The Python Of Pura Malai.
... Pura Malai at dawn while the air around us whirred with the beating of pigeons heading for pickings beside the lagoon . If I have to tell you of the enchanting treasure garden of undersea ... Malai pambu ! ' ( big 53 The Python Of Pura Malai.
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... My ribs felt like putty and there were angry red stripes on the side of my neck and across my shoulders . Reggie was in worse condition and he said his arm throbbed like the blazes . ' Good , ' 55 The Python Of Pura Malai.
... My ribs felt like putty and there were angry red stripes on the side of my neck and across my shoulders . Reggie was in worse condition and he said his arm throbbed like the blazes . ' Good , ' 55 The Python Of Pura Malai.
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