The Loyal Karens of BurmaK. Paul, Trench & Company, 1887 - 264 pagini |
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Pagina 27
... elephant - grass or on the hills ? Every battle merely educates the Burman in old Hyder Ali's Mysore tactics- ' only to fight when your legs are swelled up to the size of your bodies , ' still hearing the British drums every time they ...
... elephant - grass or on the hills ? Every battle merely educates the Burman in old Hyder Ali's Mysore tactics- ' only to fight when your legs are swelled up to the size of your bodies , ' still hearing the British drums every time they ...
Pagina 74
... elephants , " although kathe by itself means " horses . " Again , khai o kwâ o means " sword - sticks , " or ( in Burmese ) dahs , although kwâ means an " axe . " The agglutinatives together convey a meaning more intense than either of ...
... elephants , " although kathe by itself means " horses . " Again , khai o kwâ o means " sword - sticks , " or ( in Burmese ) dahs , although kwâ means an " axe . " The agglutinatives together convey a meaning more intense than either of ...
Pagina 77
... elephant , every reptile from a sand - lizard to a serpent , ants , grubs , every bird , every fish , and the whole vegetable kingdom adorn their tables . " But , curiously , they will eat none of the monkey tribe except the white ...
... elephant , every reptile from a sand - lizard to a serpent , ants , grubs , every bird , every fish , and the whole vegetable kingdom adorn their tables . " But , curiously , they will eat none of the monkey tribe except the white ...
Pagina 128
... elephant roared first . It is well known that the elephant never roars except when in pain , so the villagers said , " What ails that little elephant ? What can be attacking him ? " The tiger then roared , and the villagers said at once ...
... elephant roared first . It is well known that the elephant never roars except when in pain , so the villagers said , " What ails that little elephant ? What can be attacking him ? " The tiger then roared , and the villagers said at once ...
Pagina 129
... elephant , he asked why he looked so thin in flesh , and why he wept so pro- fusely . The elephant told the story of the lost bet , and the hare laughingly replied , " If that is all , hire me as your lawyer , and I'll soon set you free ...
... elephant , he asked why he looked so thin in flesh , and why he wept so pro- fusely . The elephant told the story of the lost bet , and the hare laughingly replied , " If that is all , hire me as your lawyer , and I'll soon set you free ...
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