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(An Extract from the chapter 1 Wild Cat ( part1) Going wild)from the book Grandfather and Me
Running Cat
"How to catch it?" asked my grandfather looking out from the window at the forest . I and my grandfather lived at beside a dense forest , beside which were high mountains. My grandfather wanted to keep a leopard as his pet , it really was a weird whish . I loved a bit of reading story books ,and reading books was my pass time . I went to a school beside a small hill , my parents died in an accident when I was 2 years. I was with my grandfather since then. Vaibhav was my name . "Shikari babu " came a call from outside. Everyone in the local called my grandfather Shikari Babu as he once killed a fierce tiger, with his gun . The postman Ramu was at the door he came from the village beside the jungle to deliver my grandfather letters . "Yes!" squeaked out my grandfather he was startled with the sudden call. I was solving an equation of maths. While I chew my pencil and kept think about how solve the equation my grandfather opened the door . "Hand in my letter " said grandfather as kept thinking how to catch the leopard. "Roar " came a voice . " It is the leopard " said my grandfather , he quickly went to the window where I was still sitting and solving the equation, he looked at the leopard who was chasing a deer . It vanished into the jungle . " I must catch it before it leaves from this jungle " said grandfather .
The catch
Grandfather planned to catch the leopard 2 days later , as planned he setted out with his rifle consisting of a sleeping bullet and a round hunter's cap on his head . Along with him stood I with a with a tensed face , as I didn't want to go and face a fierce leopard. Grandfather opened the door and we headed towards the jungle . "Roar" came a loud noise as we went deep inside the jungle . It was the noise of the leopard . "Good " spoke out my grandfather , "It is nearby ,it would be a easy catch then ". I was trembling with fear . Grandfather spotted the leopard , the leopard spotted grandfather . They were looking at each other as they had a relationship of a foe between them . This starring went on for sometime and the leopard broke the ice by roaring and piercing towards grandfather. He pushed me aside as quick as possible and fell to the ground to save himself . The rival was on . I fell into a thick bush, and became badly injured . There was a large Roar , " Roar" , and then everything was silent . I slowly looked up from where I was lying to see what happened . "Ha,ha " laughed someone , it was grandfather looking at the leopard which was shot with the sleeping bullet . "Gotcha gangsta", said grandfather as he looked at me beaming with proud. Together with great effort we lifted the leopard and took it home and tied it strongly to a tree.
© mayukh2009
"How to catch it?" asked my grandfather looking out from the window at the forest . I and my grandfather lived at beside a dense forest , beside which were high mountains. My grandfather wanted to keep a leopard as his pet , it really was a weird whish . I loved a bit of reading story books ,and reading books was my pass time . I went to a school beside a small hill , my parents died in an accident when I was 2 years. I was with my grandfather since then. Vaibhav was my name . "Shikari babu " came a call from outside. Everyone in the local called my grandfather Shikari Babu as he once killed a fierce tiger, with his gun . The postman Ramu was at the door he came from the village beside the jungle to deliver my grandfather letters . "Yes!" squeaked out my grandfather he was startled with the sudden call. I was solving an equation of maths. While I chew my pencil and kept think about how solve the equation my grandfather opened the door . "Hand in my letter " said grandfather as kept thinking how to catch the leopard. "Roar " came a voice . " It is the leopard " said my grandfather , he quickly went to the window where I was still sitting and solving the equation, he looked at the leopard who was chasing a deer . It vanished into the jungle . " I must catch it before it leaves from this jungle " said grandfather .
The catch
Grandfather planned to catch the leopard 2 days later , as planned he setted out with his rifle consisting of a sleeping bullet and a round hunter's cap on his head . Along with him stood I with a with a tensed face , as I didn't want to go and face a fierce leopard. Grandfather opened the door and we headed towards the jungle . "Roar" came a loud noise as we went deep inside the jungle . It was the noise of the leopard . "Good " spoke out my grandfather , "It is nearby ,it would be a easy catch then ". I was trembling with fear . Grandfather spotted the leopard , the leopard spotted grandfather . They were looking at each other as they had a relationship of a foe between them . This starring went on for sometime and the leopard broke the ice by roaring and piercing towards grandfather. He pushed me aside as quick as possible and fell to the ground to save himself . The rival was on . I fell into a thick bush, and became badly injured . There was a large Roar , " Roar" , and then everything was silent . I slowly looked up from where I was lying to see what happened . "Ha,ha " laughed someone , it was grandfather looking at the leopard which was shot with the sleeping bullet . "Gotcha gangsta", said grandfather as he looked at me beaming with proud. Together with great effort we lifted the leopard and took it home and tied it strongly to a tree.
© mayukh2009
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