Carlos is working in the kitchen of the Mexican monastery when the cook enters the room in a panic. The Spanish Viceroy is on his way for a surprise visit and will arrive by noon, expecting dinner. What will the brothers feed this important ambassador to the king? Carlos tries to stay out of the way
A Folktale from Kumaon
โ Scribed by Bhagwan Das Sarma
- Book ID
- 125092516
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Group
- Year
- 1897
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 160 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0015-587X
- DOI
- 10.2307/1252987
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