Pause for "pause"
Greetings, There is a gruesome story that I had heard in my childhood. The story goes like this - A village household has been blessed with a baby boy. Apart from the proud father & mother there is a pet mongoose (arch rival of the cobra / snakes) which is a part of the family. One day, while the father is working on farm, mother has to go out for some household chore. She goes away with full confidence that, the mongoose would save her baby from any harm. But to her horror, she returns to see the mongoose sitting at the doorstep with blood stained mouth and claws. The first thought that crosses her mind is - mongoose has killed their only son! With this seeming breach of trust, the grief-struck mother kills the mongoose with a stone from the street. As she rushes in the house, she is shocked to see her dear son sleeping calmly and a venomous cobra lying dead nearby. She immediately understands her 'misunderstanding' but alas - the act can not be reversed. There is...