Narayan: - This is the footprint of a wild bear. That is the footprint of a bison.
Prady: - Boss, we are not able to see any animal. We are tracking the fresh footprints of wild animals only.
Bhiku: - Sir, we don’t have any rifles or weapons. If the wild animals attack us, we can do nothing at all. At least, I and Narayan can climb the trees as we are bare-footed, but both of you cannot, as you don’t have that practice and also you people are wearing shoes.
Narayan: - Anyway, let us take some mild risk. Come to this left side, without making any sound. This is the beginning of the dense forest area. Be alert while walking. There are some black spiders in the trees which are dangerous. Also, there are some leaves, which will give you an itching effect, once you touch those. So, walk slowly.
Prady: - Hey, Arindam…don’t put your feet on the dried leaves, while walking. It is producing some sound.
Arindam: - Yeah, yeah, I am trying my level best. I should have bought Woodlands company shoes, before coming to this jungle.
Prady: - Ssssh….don’t talk. Both Bhiku and Narayan have just freeze together. They are standing where they are and not making sound. They are looking at each other. From the eastern side of this forest, a monkey is giving an alarm call. Some danger is ahead of us.
Bhiku:- Amla…amla…hoye hoye…amla…Narayan…are you feeling hungry…Sir, look at the top of this tree, there is an amla…
Arindam: - Amla, what is that? Oh! Accha, they are talking about that Amlaki only.
Bhiku: - Wait…let me throw some stones to get that amla.
Arindam: - Why Bhiku is suddenly shouting at the top of his voice? Is he seeing Amla for the first time in his life?
Bhiku: - Yeah, we have got the Amla. Just take a bite of it, Sir. You will like it. The Amla of this forest is very tasty and good for health.
Narayan: - Hey Bhiku…are you feeling the pressure? Come on, let us urinate here. Sir, if you want to urinate, you can do that here only.
Prady: - I do not at all understand what they are trying to do. Why they are always looking at that eastern point of the forest, I don’t know. See, they are constantly looking at that point. Something is there. Hey, what are you people looking at?
Narayan: - Let us make some deadly sound….hooye….heeioo….hoooo….heeya...huurrh….heyiooo…
Bhiku: - Narayan, are you getting any smell now. Take a deep breath and confirm it.
Narayan: - No, it is not coming now. It has moved from its old position. It is already 5.15 now. After half an hour, it will be the hunting time for tigers, so, Sir; it is feasible to move towards the bus road.
Prady: - But, what was there in that position? Where it has moved?
Bhiku: - Come forward, Sir. We will show you, what was there? Can you see these marks on this sandy soil?
Prady: - My goodness, a leopard was sitting here. This is the footprint of leopard and also there are fresh signs of his body, which proves that it was sitting here just 5 minutes ago.
Narayan: - Yes, you are right. We live in this jungle. We know all the peculiar smells of all wild animals. I smelled the leopard. That’s why; we just stood still at that point. Then, Bhiku started yelling intentionally. Both of us urinated intentionally, because any wild animal, especially tigers know the smell of human urine. The moment the leopard got the smell of human urine, it shifted from its position.
Arindam: - Wow, we humans are smarter than leopards.
Bhiku: - No Sir. A leopard is the smartest animal. It will shift from its position to avoid confrontation with humans, but side by side, will also track the humans from their backside to pounce on them at anytime. That’s why; we didn’t take the risk to go more deep into the jungle. What is the guarantee that this leopard is not monitoring us? So, better, we should get out of this jungle now. The monkey gave the alarm call at the right time to signal all the forest animals that a leopard has come out of its den for hunting purpose.
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