My father was a medical perfonal working for a private company in Ranigung West Benor The officon of the company were housed in indivi hunglows inside a large compus Our house was corner of the campus. The officer's club wo ofpocent to the boundary wall of our garden. The compound waw harness with green grass, colourma flowen and a best of sall and majestic trees. The town vegeubles in the kitchen gardens of the homeholds and the magnificent trees constantly attracted squirrels and many species of birds, a group of langurs had even made theit den in on drwatha tree nearby. They had all become a part and parcei of our existence and daily life
A small incident on a Senardoy afternoon left a profound effect on me and unfolded before my eyes a whole new dimension to the wonders of God's creation. It was a few days into the Puja vacation Just like for any other child, the holidays provided an opportunity for me to become engrossed in various magazines and storybooks published specially for children in the festive season.
After a hearty lunch, my parents and my younger sisters lay down for an afternoon nap and I settled down with a storybook. The quiet afternoon presented the perfect backdrop for reading an adventure story The silence was occasionally broken by the sound of my family aporing the (intermittent chirping of house sparrows, the harsh cawing of a crow the brill call of a kite flying high above the ground. Minutes ticked by. I became deeply absorbed in the book,
Suddenly, I heard a group of street dogs barking furiously in the distance. I chose to ignore the commotion thinking that the pack of dogs might have cornered a hapless pig. But soon, the barking became louder and more oggressive and the alarmed cawing of a flock of crows added to the (cocophony 1 also heard the disturbance approaching closer.