The Transposed Heads: A Legend of IndiaAn ancient Indian fable of the time when men and gods talked together. |
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“But why does it hurt you?” Nanda asked. “Because after all you are actually a
child of Samsara and thus completely taken up with life,” answered Shridaman; “
you do not belong among the souls who feel the need to emerge above the
frightful ...
“But why does it hurt you?” Nanda asked. “Because after all you are actually a
child of Samsara and thus completely taken up with life,” answered Shridaman; “
you do not belong among the souls who feel the need to emerge above the
frightful ...
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Nanda resolutely turned round to the youn wife and asked: “Have you any idea
why he keeps us waiting and what he is doing there so long?” “I cannot imagine,
Nanda,” responded she, in the sweet lilting and trilling voice he had been afraid ...
Nanda resolutely turned round to the youn wife and asked: “Have you any idea
why he keeps us waiting and what he is doing there so long?” “I cannot imagine,
Nanda,” responded she, in the sweet lilting and trilling voice he had been afraid ...
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he asked. - “Do not think he is blind,” she responded. “He is no more blind than
he is pale, despite his fair complexion. But he is truly very shortsighted, so that he
can only see three paces before him.” “That has its good side,” Nanda said.
he asked. - “Do not think he is blind,” she responded. “He is no more blind than
he is pale, despite his fair complexion. But he is truly very shortsighted, so that he
can only see three paces before him.” “That has its good side,” Nanda said.
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| Titel | The Transposed Heads: A Legend of India |
| Autor | Thomas Mann |
| Übersetzt von | Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter |
| Mitwirkende Personen | Arthur George Rock |
| Verlag | A. A. Knopf, 1941 |
| Original von | University of Michigan |
| Digitalisiert | 22. Jan. 2007 |
| Länge | 194 Seiten |
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