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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... bucks and he buzzed off , happy as a polecat and just as gamey . ' The rest - house keeper tut - tutted . ' You should have told him . For hundred bucks these fellows will do 27 This Demi - Eden ...
... bucks and he buzzed off , happy as a polecat and just as gamey . ' The rest - house keeper tut - tutted . ' You should have told him . For hundred bucks these fellows will do 27 This Demi - Eden ...
Page 57
... bucks a foot . . . that's 2100 rupees . Just play along , right ? ' The boatman rose . ' I go bring boat , ' he said dolefully . ' And my shells , ' Reggie reminded . The man dipped back into the water , giving the bulging sack a vile ...
... bucks a foot . . . that's 2100 rupees . Just play along , right ? ' The boatman rose . ' I go bring boat , ' he said dolefully . ' And my shells , ' Reggie reminded . The man dipped back into the water , giving the bulging sack a vile ...
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... bucks per month pupils who called him ' master ' and ' sir ' and acclaimed , 200 - strong , that he was their destiny . At 16,000 bucks per month , tax free , he was pleased to be their destiny . Who wouldn't ? He taught through a ...
... bucks per month pupils who called him ' master ' and ' sir ' and acclaimed , 200 - strong , that he was their destiny . At 16,000 bucks per month , tax free , he was pleased to be their destiny . Who wouldn't ? He taught through a ...
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