![]() ![]() I woke my friend and asked him what was happening. One October night, when I was sleeping at a friend's house in a village in these hills, I was awakened by a rumbling and thumping on the roof. During the sunny autumn months, the roofs are often covered with pumpkins, left there to ripen in the sun. ![]() The houses are usually made of large stones and have sloping slate roofs so the heavy monsoon rain can run off easily. Those Three Bears ost Himalayan villages lie in the valleys, where there are small streams, some farmland, and protection from the biting winds that come through the mountain passes in winter. Printed in India by Nutech Photolithographers B-240, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase-I, New Delhi 110 020, IndiaĬontents Those Three Bears The Coral Tree He who Rides a Tiger The Thief's Story When the Trees Walked A Bouquet of Love The White Pigeon Pret in the House The Overcoat The Tunnel The Snake-charmer's Daughter The Wild Fruit The author asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publishers. 7/16, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi 110 002 Sales Centres: Allahabad Bengaluru Chennai Hyderabad Jaipur Kathmandu Kolkata Mumbai All rights reserved. Selection Copyright © Ruskin Bond 2011 Published 2011 by Rupa Publications India Pvt.
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