The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
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... asked the old packman if he would sell me one of his goats , he asked for what purpose it was wanted ; and when I told him it was to tie up for the man - eater , he walked through the opening in the fence , replaced the bush , accepted ...
... asked the old packman if he would sell me one of his goats , he asked for what purpose it was wanted ; and when I told him it was to tie up for the man - eater , he walked through the opening in the fence , replaced the bush , accepted ...
Page 57
... asked him what had brought him to these parts he said he had come— from a distant land - to free the people of Garhwal from the evil spirit that was tormenting them . When I asked how he proposed accomplishing this feat , he said he ...
... asked him what had brought him to these parts he said he had come— from a distant land - to free the people of Garhwal from the evil spirit that was tormenting them . When I asked how he proposed accomplishing this feat , he said he ...
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... asked for a bundle of straw , which I laid on the veranda in front of the door of the house vacated by the mother . Darkness had now fallen . Having asked the assembled people to be as silent during the night as it was possible for them ...
... asked for a bundle of straw , which I laid on the veranda in front of the door of the house vacated by the mother . Darkness had now fallen . Having asked the assembled people to be as silent during the night as it was possible for them ...
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able Alaknanda animal appeared approached arrived asked bank blood body bridge bungalow called carried climb close crossed dark dead decided direction distance dogs door early eaten fear feet field fire fish five followed foot four Garhwal give goat gone grass ground half hand head heard hill hope human hundred yards Ibbotson jungle kill later leaving leopard light lived look lying man-eater miles minutes morning mountain never night object passed path pilgrims poison position possible pug marks ravine reached returned rifle river road rock Rudraprayag seen shelter shoot short shot showed side sight sitting sleep sound started steps taken tell tiger told took track trap tree turned village waiting walk watched wide woman