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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... Sri Lanka and the Middle East . His published works in Sri Lanka include Sri Lanka — a Lyric , and Father Saman and the Devil as well as a link language reader for students , Ranjit Discovers where Kandy Began . The Jam Fruit Tree , the ...
... Sri Lanka and the Middle East . His published works in Sri Lanka include Sri Lanka — a Lyric , and Father Saman and the Devil as well as a link language reader for students , Ranjit Discovers where Kandy Began . The Jam Fruit Tree , the ...
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... Sri Lanka which saw its heyday about 2500 years ago . On the upstairs balcony of our railway bungalow my father had a writing desk , a beat - up rattan chair and on the desk a large cowrie which served as a paper weight . He would sit ...
... Sri Lanka which saw its heyday about 2500 years ago . On the upstairs balcony of our railway bungalow my father had a writing desk , a beat - up rattan chair and on the desk a large cowrie which served as a paper weight . He would sit ...
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... Sri Lanka Tourist Board and the Department of Culture : DO YOU WANT A BOY ? DO YOU WANT A GIRL ? SRI LANKA IS THE PLACE TO GO ! Sri Lanka's ambassador in Bonn made high squeaks of protest , but the rag was circulated around the offices ...
... Sri Lanka Tourist Board and the Department of Culture : DO YOU WANT A BOY ? DO YOU WANT A GIRL ? SRI LANKA IS THE PLACE TO GO ! Sri Lanka's ambassador in Bonn made high squeaks of protest , but the rag was circulated around the offices ...
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