Bhunte: The baby elephant

This was a pleasant evening.

Bhunte was walking towards a big mulberry tree. When he noticed a beautiful friend- Chameri- a fruit bat. Bhunte met her long ago, she was in a huge gang of her friends. Today she was all by herself. She was covered in the pollens and was munching a fruit. Seeing Bhunte coming towards her, out of the fear, she pooped. Bhunte laughed and trumpeted a bit. Bhunte noticed Chameri was not happy. She was a little sad. Bhunte- “Hi, what happened?”. Chameri sighed and lamented that she lost some of her friends as people started killing her families and relatives thinking that they are spreading some diseases.

Chameri explained “You know Bhunte, there are many humans dying outside the forest, and we are not the cause for it. Yes, we do have some viruses in us. But, these are not the one that killed humans. We did not spread it. And now, they think that even our poops will kill them. Out of these rumours, they have started massacring many of us. I lost many of my friends. Do they realize how vital we are for them in killing harmful insects, in carrying seeds and in even helping the plants to grow? I feel sad, for their ignorance and we have been killed…I lost my best friend, Aakaase. I am here munching on my own to survive. Hope they understand that we have nothing to do to kill them!”

She sighed again. Bhunte was left in the void…