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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Page 53
... turned , saw the python and leaped out of the way as it weaved towards him . There seemed to be no end to it . A fat , rippling river of burnt brown and ochre with the sun picking highlights of gold and chocolate on its powerful body ...
... turned , saw the python and leaped out of the way as it weaved towards him . There seemed to be no end to it . A fat , rippling river of burnt brown and ochre with the sun picking highlights of gold and chocolate on its powerful body ...
Page 79
... turned on the Staff with a grimace . ' I want to examine their stools , ' he said . ' Four bloody eggs . ' He looked at Deen with near wonder . ' Packet of cream crackers , loaf of bread ... Jeeesus ! Give them each a mug of black ...
... turned on the Staff with a grimace . ' I want to examine their stools , ' he said . ' Four bloody eggs . ' He looked at Deen with near wonder . ' Packet of cream crackers , loaf of bread ... Jeeesus ! Give them each a mug of black ...
Page 87
... turned to Asia and the Far East for manpower . It used to be different fifteen years ago . A stratified society was being built up in the Gulf States . At the top were the pukka sahibs who even had their own pubs in Dubai and Sharjah ...
... turned to Asia and the Far East for manpower . It used to be different fifteen years ago . A stratified society was being built up in the Gulf States . At the top were the pukka sahibs who even had their own pubs in Dubai and Sharjah ...
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