1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
AT THE PIT'S MOUTH and HOW THE RHINOCEROS GOT HIS SKIN by RUDYARD KIPLING
23 May 2021
At The Pits Mouth- This story was written by Rudyard Kipling in British India in 1888. A young wife whose husband is away in the military is having an extra-marital affair with a "Tertium Quid"- meaning a third party, and not a welcome one. How The Rhinoceros Got His Skin-This story relates how the Rhinoceros got his bad temper and his baggy skin. Note: a Parsee in India is a descendant of a Zoroastrian who had fled to India from Muslim persecition in the 7th and 8th century. ,. the Zoroastrians believed that there is a continuous war between the good and evil forces, one representing light, the other darkness. The Parsis thrived under British rule in India, many profiting from opium trade with China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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