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Page 174
After a visit to the Rudraprayag bazaar one day this woman arrived at Golabrai
late in the evening , and fearing she would not be able to reach her home before
dark she asked the pundit to let her spend the night in his shelter . This he ...
After a visit to the Rudraprayag bazaar one day this woman arrived at Golabrai
late in the evening , and fearing she would not be able to reach her home before
dark she asked the pundit to let her spend the night in his shelter . This he ...
Page 175
The pundit had given his friend what he considered to be the safest place in the
shelter , and with fifty or more pilgrims lying all round her the leopard had walked
over the sleeping people , killed the woman , and accidentally scratched the ...
The pundit had given his friend what he considered to be the safest place in the
shelter , and with fifty or more pilgrims lying all round her the leopard had walked
over the sleeping people , killed the woman , and accidentally scratched the ...
Page 182
night in his shelter and that he was powerless to do anything about it . It was then
too late for me to take any action , so I told him to warn the pilgrims to keep close
together and not on any account to move about after dark . When he hurried ...
night in his shelter and that he was powerless to do anything about it . It was then
too late for me to take any action , so I told him to warn the pilgrims to keep close
together and not on any account to move about after dark . When he hurried ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
| Author | Jim Corbett |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1964 |
| Length | 191 pages |
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