There were small incidents and adventures during my childhood a little like those of Huckleberry Finn. Our neighborhood was a typical working class one and my friends were interested in everything but studies or education. Other parents who wanted their children to be good always wanted their children to be away from my friends and me.
Dog Baiting –
One of those festival days [you have 100s of festivals in India] a friend and me went to a neighbor’s house to wish him for the festival. His dog – a bloody white furry Pomeranian pounced on my leg, buried its teeth in my calf and hung to my leg for a minute or two before I yanked it out and kicked it. We swore revenge….
Plan A - We bought a packet of biscuits and drenched the biscuits with petrol and tried to feed the dog but it wouldn’t eat. Plan A failed.
Plan B – We pulled the dog to a secluded place with the biscuits as our bait. We tied the dog to a pole and hit it big time with cricket bats. Plan B Worked at a Six Sigma level
Cat Baiting –
Some cats can be really annoying. The people in the neighborhood would call my friend and me to catch the big cats. We would lend them our service for a price. They should buy us cricket balls as we couldn’t afford them then. Best way to catch cats – get a gunny bag, throw the bag on the cat and tie the bag, take the bag away to a secluded place and kick the bag. There will be resistance from within the bag for a while but it won’t last long.
I really get irritated when Dogs chase you while driving on the roads in India. I feel like driving over a few of them to teach them a lesson….Did I say I have done it ? J
Reference –
Check out the link below for more on Mark Twain and Huckleberry Finn
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/railton/huckfinn/huchompg.html
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Nice thoughts!!!
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