The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
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The story of the husband of the woman who had been killed was soon told . After their evening meal , which had been eaten by the light of the fire , the woman collected the metal pots and pans that had been used and carried them to the ...
The story of the husband of the woman who had been killed was soon told . After their evening meal , which had been eaten by the light of the fire , the woman collected the metal pots and pans that had been used and carried them to the ...
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On entering the room the leopard seized the woman's left leg , and as it dragged her across the room the woman's hand came ... with a gandesa — a tool used for chopping chaff for cattleand with this the woman dealt the leopard a blow .
On entering the room the leopard seized the woman's left leg , and as it dragged her across the room the woman's hand came ... with a gandesa — a tool used for chopping chaff for cattleand with this the woman dealt the leopard a blow .
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pilgrims who passed through Golabrai , he was one of the only two people — the woman who escaped with the lacerated arm being the other — whom I met during my stay in Garhwal who had survived an encounter with the man - eater .
pilgrims who passed through Golabrai , he was one of the only two people — the woman who escaped with the lacerated arm being the other — whom I met during my stay in Garhwal who had survived an encounter with the man - eater .
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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 getting 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
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| Title | The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
| Author | Jim Corbett |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1964 |
| Length | 191 pages |
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