Essays

Introduction. The snake-charmer belongs to the wandering class of people. He earns his bread by his .shows and feats which we cannot do. He goes from town to town and does not slay at one place for a long time.

His appearance. The snake-charmer puts on a peculiar dress. He wins a large turban, a loose kurta and a loose themed. You can see large rings on his ears and steel bangles on his wrists. He carries two baskets with him hanging on the end', of a long bamboo. He has a special kind of flute with him. When he enters a town he goes on playing upon his flute. The children hear the music and follow him to see snakes. They persuade their mothers to slop him and .show his programme.

His show. Then the snake-charmer sits down on the ground and Puts his baskets before him. He plays upon his flute for some time and them opens the basket. There are a number of snakes coiling together.  He t ouches one of the snakes on the head and the snake at once raises   its hood. It begins to swing from side to side as the flute moves this our or that way. When the snake-charmer takes his hand or flute very near to the snake, it strikes its hood furiously and makes a hissing sound

His begging habit. The snake-charmer shows his snakes one by one. They arc of different colours and  sizes He sometimes Ids them creep on the ground- This makes the children run away. Sometimes he puts a snake round his neck. Then he goes from man lo man begging for some amount of money. He talks to the snake", and they Seem to understand his hints,

His art of catching snakes. Every snake-charmer says that he knows the mantras to bring a snake under his control. It does not seem to be true. 0f course, he keeps some herbs with him which snake fears and which makes it penile. He also knows the art of catching snakes. He takes out the poisonous teeth of the snake. The cobra is really a dangerous snake but without teeth and poison bag, he can do no harm to anyone- I saw a snake-charmer who caught snakes and at them. It was an ugly and hateful scene.

Conclusion. The life of a snake-charmer is full of adventure. His life is always in danger, when a snake-charmer fails to catch the snake at right lime. The snakebites he and he die. Thus the snake- charmer deserves our sympathy.