"Maund" Quotes from Famous Books
... hears of another ganja-eater who can eat nine maunds; so he takes his six maunds of ganja, and sets off for his rival's country with the intention of fighting him. On the road he is thirsty and drinks a whole pond dry, but this fails to quench his thirst. Arrived at the nine-maund ganja-eater's house, he learns from the wife that her husband has gone to cut sugar-cane, and decides to go and meet him. He finds him in the jungle, and wishes to fight there and then; but his rival ... — Indian Fairy Tales • Anonymous |