Manu And The Snake … [a Tale Of Woe; India; Long; Fiction; My Thanks To My ‘consultant', Valsa George; ‘inspired By' Professor Manu Mangattu] Comments
'Don't forget to take your school book today! '
[Manu's mum sent him off to school; HE'd rather play.]
He took his book, and his tiffin, filled with sweet lunch curry.
He started out slowly; Manu was in NO hurry.
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The sad ending made me sad.I thought the snake will release Manu for not being hungry.Manu would have learnt his lesson by then.
I'm so HAPPY that my poem could make you SAD! But, Bharati, it's JUST a poem! ! ! However, just recently I read of an 'American' being consrricted to death
(cont.) ....by the large 'exotic' snake he kept captive. I guess it was NOT captive enough! ! Our maybe it was the man's way to commit suicide?
I have a MUCH SHORTER related poem, Manu And The I-T Girl, which is a bit better to read after this snake poem. bri ;)
In course of searching your this poem, I read one more interesting poem where you mentioned about hitting the spot.I reserve the comment till I read it once again.However imagery and similes used here in this poem indicates your praiseworthy poetic acumen. Thanks and regards my funny king.
Your poem raised my curiosity to a great height just to know how you are finishing.
2022 Where ARE all the other comments? ? ? ? ? ! ! ! Ha ha. bri ;)
PH and i have fowled things up! i had this poem listed twice in my PH poem list, and on the other page i also had comments from Savita Tyagi, Tom Billsborough, and Prof. Manu Mangattu (from 2016): those comments i may have lost forever. i'm not sure! ! ! ha ha! ! bri :)
This reads like Little Red Riding Manu. A very suspenseful tale! I think (though I may be wrong) that tiffin to Brits and such means lunch, minus the box. Anyway, I hope Manu (and Bri) will be good boys from now on.
Tiffin [from a Wikipedia article] History In the British Raj when the local Indian custom of taking a light meal superseded the British practice of an afternoon tea, tiffin became the word used to describe this practice.[4] Today Two dabbawalas in Mumbai delivering meals packed in tiffin carriers In South India and in Nepal, tiffin is generally a snack between meals: dosas, idlis, etc.[5] In other parts of India, such as Mumbai, the word mostly refers to a packed lunch of some sort.[6] In Mumbai, it is often forwarded to them by dabbawalas, sometimes known as tiffin wallahs, who use a complex system to get thousands of tiffin-boxes to their destinations.[7] Tiffin often consists of rice, dal, curry, vegetables, chapatis or 'spicy meats'.[8] In addition, the lunch boxes are themselves called tiffin carriers, tiffin-boxes or just tiffins. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - bri ;) but thanks for keeping me (or getting me) on my toes, Gino! ! why do languages have to be SO difficult? ? ?
It seems that you have a very poor notion of India, a country full of snakes and woodlands! Please know that children will not be usually sent to school with just porridge and a little cream....... unless otherwise too poor! Any way, I admit that you have some notion of village life here! But the poem shouldn' t have been so long ! This will serve for a story! Your ability to maintain the rhyme even in this extensive write is exceptional! !
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7/19/2025 11:13:40 AM # 1.0.0
I think I commented on this years ago, but am unable to find my comments. To me, the ending makes one wonder if poor Manu survived.