Bhunte met the twin elephants- Ram Gaj and Lakshman Gaj of Chitwan National Park when he went with his herd to Nepal through the North West Bengal forest. Rama and Lakshman rolled their trunks on Bhunte’s hair. They were excited to meet their tiny brother, Bhunte. Bhunte too was happy to meet them and paid his regards to them and Devi Kali aunt. Rama and Lakshman were born on the 6th of November, 2008. “Bhunte bhai, you must be happy to see us? Hami ta juduwa! (we are twins) and twins in elephants are rare to see as in many cases in the wild, we succumb to death or we may not be able to be identified as the twins as we will be in groups. But here in Chitwan, people saw our birth. There are a few more twin calves in Sri Lanka.” Both of them trumpeted. Bhunte was glad to know about the rarity of twins in elephants. He shook his head and trunk. A tiny frog, Bhyagutte, croaked and jumped. “Ani dajju, tapai haru ta Nepali paisa ma aaune re ho? ( So, you both will be featured in Nepali currency?)”-Bhunte expressed his joy. “Ho bhai, hami dui nai hunchau, hajar rupiya ma” (yes brother, both of us will be there in Nepali Rupaiya One thousand currency)-both of them trumpeted. Bhunte did not know what the currency will help them in? But, he was happy for Ram and Lakshman dajju as they are the cutest brothers, he ever came across with. He quickly bid them bye and disappeared in the forest of Chitwan, while Ram and Lakshman got back into their play, tossing their trunks against each other…while Bhyagutte jumped back to the twig and croaked again…

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