The Chandra Forest Story Part 3

 

"...This snake is a cobra which can spit venom but this one is 7 feet long which is quite rare...". The Chandra Story continues. Some snakes are disturbing us in our project in the Chandra Forest.

See Part 2 if you have not yet seen it : https://open.substack.com/pub/itell/p/my-tryst-with-nature-the-chandra-da5?r=c8bxy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Part 3 : The villagers were astonished to know that nothing had happened last night.

“None of the three animals greeted us last night.”…I replied.

“Look there is no relationship between our discussions about them and they being observant about us. They are animals. They do not know about your beliefs or whether we were discussing them or not. Even if we could have seen them last night then also your belief does not become a reality. It would have been a coincidence that we have seen them. “It’s OK”..the villagers with disbelief and discontent start to work again. They have to do their duty. So they start to prepare our food for breakfast. We got busy with our work. After a while, we were called for the breakfast.

The breakfast comprised four roti, potato fry, and paneer. The taste of the food was ultimate and we were merrily grasping the food along with a sip from the cup of tea provided to us. The tea cup was made of clay which is a very common way of having tea in rural Bengal.

After breakfast two of us start to roam the forest along with one of the villagers. The villager was extremely knowledgeable about the life of the jungles and their inhabitants.

“If you see a team of elephants then there is no need to panic but if you see a single elephant with sprouted incisors then immediately move away from that place as they are unpredictable. The frequency of their visits increases in the winter due to their affinity towards the Mahua juice.

This juice is a wine-like liquor that is popular in these areas."

“Where did the elephants stay during the other season?”

“They stay in the Dalma region of Jharkhand”..replied my friend.

The Chairman who lectured me yesterday gave us another visit. I promptly take my revenge by telling him that none of the three so-called dangers has till now visited us. In reply, he said, “Then you are very fortunate it seems.”. I took this banter sportingly and continued my chit-chats about the Wild Animals.

Suddenly along with the growling of the clouds, rain started to fall and we all had to run inside the tent for shelter. After 10 to 15 minutes of torrential rainfall, the sun comes out.

After the rainfall stopped our adda restarted. Two to three dogs were circling us from the day we started living in the tents. When we're all busy talking, one of the dogs starts barking nonstop. At first, no one cared as dogs could bark due to any silly reason. But when another strange sound was heard from the same direction in which the dog was constantly barking we became conscious.“It can not be another dog as I know how the dogs bark here”..explained the Chairman.

“Then what it is? I have heard the same sound on our first night.” Hearing this the Chairman gets agitated.

"Why have you not reported this before? Do you know who is making this sound? It's the Spitting Cobra, and from the sound of its grumbling, I'm guessing it's at least 7 feet long and is very angry with us for some reason.

"How can you be so sure?".

"My experience"

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"When you are in the Jungle don't think about its dangers or it will become a reality."

 

Part 1 : https://open.substack.com/pub/itell/p/my-tryst-with-nature-the-chandra?r=c8bxy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Summary of Part 2 The villagers arrived at the camp after the rain receded and the flood water was drawn out. They were worried about the situation due to the rapid increase in rain and water levels. Despite their concerns, they managed to survive the disaster. The village chairman visited the camp and discussed the socio-economic benefits of the project and the presence of wild animals in the jungle. He mentioned that leopards were once frequented but are now rare due to excessive hunting. Elephants are the only members among the big five that can be seen roaming in the forest. The villagers were warned about the dangers of elephants, snakes, and jackals, as they are more dangerous if they are in an agitated mood. They also learned about the poisonous nature of Kraits and Cobras, which can become enraged over anything and attack if provoked. The villagers left the camp early, but the villagers continued to teach them about these dangers. After a sumptuous lunch with rice and chicken kosha, the villagers called the group to leave. They were surprised by the villagers' fear and the belief that if they left early, they would be a "dead man." After dinner, the villagers returned to their beds, and they had a wonderful sleep due to the excellent meal and no interruptions during the night. In the morning, the villagers returned with a frightened look and asked if everything was all right. The villagers were shocked and asked if they had not disturbed them. Subscribe to read more such experiences: https://itell.substack.com/

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