Dear ones, I have a story to share with all of you. This happened in a forest sanctuary in India. A tigress was chasing a wild boar. The wild boar can run very fast, and the hungry tigress can run even faster because she has to feed her little ones. The chase was long until the boar fell into a well and the tigress fell after him. The boar and the tigress were shrieking. Can you imagine the roars of a hungry tigress?

The boar was terrified, and he was squealing, grunting and screaming. The combination of the unearthly sounds went on all night. Next morning, the villagers heard the sounds. They peered into the well, and they saw the tigress and the boar. The tigress was not interested in killing the boar and the boar was resting his chin on her back. They were both exhausted.

The village folks called the forest officers. The rangers lowered a ‘cage in a well’ which is a specially designed enclosure with a wire mesh to rescue trapped animals, which have fallen inside a well. It enables them to be safely lifted out without further harm. Initially the tigress slapped the cage, until she understood her only way out was to get into the cage. She did just that and then the boar also came in. They were hoisted up and then both without looking at each other went their different ways.

What do you make of this?

There is a saying that necessity makes strange bedfellows. This phrase comes from Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ where it appears as “Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.” Then let us also appreciate that both had good karma. The tigress did not kill the boar and the both of them were rescued from the well.

Aim Hrim Klim

Picture by Pench Tiger Reserve