To his loinclothed subjects, King Ninji, chocolaty ruler of a stretch of New Guinea jungle, last week presented another royal scionthe Duke of Gloucester, brother of Britain's King George VI and Governor-General of Australia. The King wore a headdress of cassowary plumes fixed to tambu shells, from which dangled bits of wood and metal from a wrecked airplane.
Said King Ninji: Duke brother true belong king, one fella poppa, one fella momma. He come look it you fella and speak true belong you.
Replied the Duke of Gloucester: I am happy too much belong...
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