Beast and Man in India: A Popular Sketch of Indian Animals in Their Relations with the PeopleMacmillan and Company, 1891 - 401 páginas |
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... leg of which had been broken ( according to the people there ) , three days before , through a kick . This poor beast had been hauled out and thrown down alive to die a lingering death . It was perfectly conscious . I found it ...
... leg of which had been broken ( according to the people there ) , three days before , through a kick . This poor beast had been hauled out and thrown down alive to die a lingering death . It was perfectly conscious . I found it ...
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... leg , but the dancing propensities of cranes and other long - legged birds are seldom noticed in Indian talk , though the birds are common and are often kept in public gardens and by Europeans as pets , and behave in the fantastic ...
... leg , but the dancing propensities of cranes and other long - legged birds are seldom noticed in Indian talk , though the birds are common and are often kept in public gardens and by Europeans as pets , and behave in the fantastic ...
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... leg in a remote corner of a pool is the very image of a Hindu Sādhu or Muhammadan faqir , pretending to be absorbed in holy meditation , while all the time he is intent on the next fish or frog that may come within reach , the next ...
... leg in a remote corner of a pool is the very image of a Hindu Sādhu or Muhammadan faqir , pretending to be absorbed in holy meditation , while all the time he is intent on the next fish or frog that may come within reach , the next ...
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... leg , of which , when the master remonstrates , the servant said it belonged to a breed of one - legged fowls , is also an Indian story with the same conclusion . The servant shows the master a fowl standing on one leg . The master ...
... leg , of which , when the master remonstrates , the servant said it belonged to a breed of one - legged fowls , is also an Indian story with the same conclusion . The servant shows the master a fowl standing on one leg . The master ...
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... legs , and his gibe is still in men's mouths . They are in reality good legs , strong and capable ; but it is said , " The pea- cock danced gaily , till he saw his legs , when he was ashamed and wept bitterly . " In some places this ...
... legs , and his gibe is still in men's mouths . They are in reality good legs , strong and capable ; but it is said , " The pea- cock danced gaily , till he saw his legs , when he was ashamed and wept bitterly . " In some places this ...
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