04 October 2010

It's Monkey vs Monkey at this CWG event

While Shera, the mascot has been rubbing shoulders with the high & mighty at the Common wealth games; a frivolous snake and some fiddling stray dogs happily entered the plush environs of the games' village meant exclusively for humans! Now, what fate has befallen the snake and the stray dogs for such 'wild' transgressions, I know not - but two more creatures are making waves at certain other parts of our glossy capital-city to make it more 'livable' for humans during these games! I saw them in action near the parliament and also near one of the venues - it was monkey vs monkey at full throttle! A well-fed Langoor versus an army of hungry and unkempt Rhesus monkeys involved in a noisy chase, leaping from tree to tree till the latter vanished from sight. The chase over, the smart langoor leaped onto the backseat of a motorbike - its rider, clad in a white suit and red cap, congratulated the langoor for the marvellous job done and proudly placed a similar red-cap on the animal's small rotund head, as if the red-cap was a badge of honour befitting only the brave. The rider started his bike and the two rode off like conscientious soldiers aiming their next task at hand! A large crowd which had gathered to witness this spectacular event cheered the langoor with applause and noisy whistles. This CWG event managed enough spectators; wonder how many the actual games would at its different venues though!

1 comment:

@Mandira said...

I had read something similar in the newspaper as well. Was fun reading yours too.