Sir McCabe (he has been knighted by the queen for 50 years of serving orphans in India) kept asking if we wanted the snake charmer to come so we could watch him charm cobras. I kept saying NO! He also suggested that we not use the restroom during the night unless we shine a light on the floor and check for snakes before getting out of bed. (I can hold it a long time when I have to beware of poisonous snakes between me and the bathroom.)
But the last day he hired the snake charmer anyway to come. He was not coming to entertain the Americans - No, he came to remove some of the deadly vipers from the orphange. In just a few minutes, he lured out 3 cobras from the garden outside our bedroom!
Sir McCabe said he specifically asked that they not drink alcohol before charming the snakes because a few years ago, while all the orphans were watching, an inebriated charmer was bitten by a Krite (sp?)and died right there at the orphanage.
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very cool
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