To: Tax-chick; colorcountry
Kipling called her "Balkis the Beautiful."
The Butterfly that Stamped
He grew up in western India, among Muslims, so his Indian stories draw on that tradition.
753 posted on
03/30/2006 4:19:14 PM PST by
AnAmericanMother
(Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
To: AnAmericanMother
Thanks! Alternative spellings from the Arabic source. I'm a Kipling fan, so that's probably where I came up with it.
754 posted on
03/30/2006 4:20:13 PM PST by
Tax-chick
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