The Bond of Love I will begin with Bruno, my wife 's pet sloth bear. I got him for her by accident. Two years ago we were passing through the fields near Mysore. People were driving away the wild pigs from the fields by shooting at them . Some were shot and some escaped. We thought that everything was over when suddenly a block sloth bear came out painting in the ho...
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The Bond of Love
I will begin with Bruno, my wife 's pet sloth bear.
I got him for her by accident. Two years ago we were passing through the
fields near Mysore.
People were driving away the wild pigs from the fields by shooting at them .
Some were shot and some escaped. We thought that everything was over when suddenly a block sloth bear came out painting in the hot sun.
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Kathmandu At Pashupatinath (outside which a sign proclaims 'Entrancefor the Hindus only ') there is an atmosphere of ' febrile confusion '. Priests,hawkers, devotees, tourists cows, monkeys , Pigeons and dogs roam through the grounds. We offer a few flowers. There are so many worshippers that some people trying to get the priest's attention are elbowed asid...
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Kathmandu
At Pashupatinath (outside which a sign proclaims 'Entrancefor the Hindus only ') there is an atmosphere of ' febrile confusion '.
Priests,hawkers, devotees, tourists cows, monkeys , Pigeons and dogs roam through the grounds.
We offer a few flowers. There are so many worshippers that some people trying to get the priest's attention are elbowed aside by others pushing their wey to the front.
A princess of the Nepalese royal house appears; everyone bows and makes wey .
By the main gate ,a party of saffron - clad Westerners struggle for permission to enter.
The policeman is not convinced that they are ' the Hindus ' ( only Hindus are elbowed to enter the temple).
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