The Elephant and the Cassowary by Ruskin Bond

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There was a clumsy flapping of wings, a tremendous swelling of the bird’s wattle and an undignified getting up, as if it were a floored boxer doing his best to beat the count of ten.
Two mismatched animals meet and the result is a hilarious tale of how one got the better of the other. A photographer takes pictures of animals in the wild and writes about the hidden and mysterious world of the jungle. A tiger, used to its habitat, has to keep running from the humans who take up his home, till he has no more place for escape.
Filled with descriptions of animals both in the wild and at home, of jungles and of the people who wander the forests in search of animals, this collection contains stories that are exhilarating and thought-provoking.

About the Author:

Ruskin Bond, born on 19 May 1934 in Kasauli (now in Himachal Pradesh), India, is a celebrated Anglo-Indian author and poet renowned for his evocative tales of the Indian hills and rural life. Over his prolific career spanning more than six decades, Bond has penned hundreds of short stories, essays, poems, novellas, and novels—many of which are beloved by children and adults alike.

His literary journey began with the novel The Room on the Roof, written as a teenager, which won the prestigious John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1957. Bond has received some of India’s highest literary honors, including the Sahitya Akademi Award (1992), the Padma Shri (1999), and the Padma Bhushan (2014). He resides in Mussoorie, where he continues to write, often inspired by the simple beauty of the hills and the stories they hold

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