"The Incarnation of Krishna Mulvaney" is a short story by Nobel Prize winning author Rudyard Kipling. It is one of the stories published in his collection, "Life's Handicap." Three soldiers in Her Majesty's Army in India form a close bond of friendship that often leads to all sorts of mischief. One of them, Mulvaney, takes off after payday carrying lots of beer with him. His friends are curious when he isn't seen for days. And when he finally shows up, he has quite a tale...