Siddha Mohana Mitra

Name: Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit — II. The Story of a Cat, A Mouse, A Lizard and An Owl
Author: Siddha Mohana Mitra

Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit… (1919)

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“Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit — II. The Story of a Cat, A Mouse, A Lizard and An Owl”, published in 1919, is a work by Siddha Mohana Mitra. It explores elements such as mouse, cat and owl.

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Siddha Mohana Mitra, Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit… (1919)

“ The cries of the wild animals which prowl about at night seeking their food were heard, and the cat feared one of them might find her and kill her. A mother tiger perhaps would snatch her, and take her to her hungry cubs, hidden away in the deep forest, or a bird of prey might swoop down on her and grip her in his terrible claws. Again and again she entreated the mouse to be quick, promising that, if only he would set her at liberty, she would never, never, never forget it or do any harm to her beloved friend. ”

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Siddha Mohana Mitra, Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit… (1919)

“ Now the cat knew full well how fond the mouse was of the barley-field, and she used to keep watch amongst the tall stems, creeping stealthily about with her tail in the air and her green eyes glistening, expecting any moment to see the poor little mouse darting hastily along. The cat never dreamt that any danger could come to her, and she trod down the barley, making quite a clear path through it. ”

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Siddha Mohana Mitra, Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit… (1919)

“ If you have never seen a banyan tree, you can easily find a picture of one in some dictionary; and when you have done so, you will understand that a great many creatures can live in one without seeing much of each other.
In an especially fine banyan tree, outside the walls of a town called Vidisa, a cat, an owl, a lizard and a mouse, had all taken up their abode. The cat lived in a big hole in the trunk some little distance from the ground, where she could sleep very cosily, curled up out of sight with her head resting on her forepaws, feeling perfectly safe from harm ”

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Siddha Mohana Mitra, Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit… (1919)

“ THE STORY OF A CAT, A MOUSE,
A LIZARD AND AN OWL.
CHAPTER I.
This is the story of four creatures, none of whom loved each other, who lived in the same banyan tree in a forest in India. Banyan trees are very beautiful and very useful, and get their name from the fact that “banians,” as merchants are called in India, often gather together in their shade to sell their goods. Banyan trees grow to a very great height, spreading their branches out so widely that many people can stand beneath them. ”

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Siddha Mohana Mitra, Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit… (1919)

“ So he stooped down to the ground, and very soon saw the marks of pussy's feet. "A cat, I do believe," he said to himself, "spoiling the barley she doesn't want to eat herself. I'll soon pay her out." The hunter waited until the evening lest the creature should see what he was going to do, and then in the twilight he set snares all over the barley-field. A snare, you know, is a string with a slip-knot at the end of it; and if an animal puts his head or one of his paws into this slip-knot and goes on without noticing it, the string is pulled tight and the poor creature cannot get free. ”

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Siddha Mohana Mitra, Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit… (1919)

“ The cat made a good many other efforts to be friends with the mouse, but they were all unsuccessful. In the end the owl caught the mouse, and the cat killed the lizard. The owl and the cat both lived for the rest of their lives in the banyan tree, and died in the end at a good old age.
11. Do you think it is ever possible to make a real friend of an enemy? ”

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Siddha Mohana Mitra, Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit… (1919)

“ It so happened that a hunter, whose great delight was to kill wild creatures, and who was very clever in finding them, noticing every little thing which could shew him where they had passed by, came one day into the barley-field. ”

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Siddha Mohana Mitra, Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit… (1919)

“ Which of the four animals in this story do you like best and which do you dislike most?
14. Can an animal be blamed for acting according to its nature? For instance, can you call it cruel for a cat or an owl to kill and eat a mouse? ”

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