When the Himalayan peasant meets the he-bear in his pride, He shouts to scare the monster who will often turn aside. But the she-bear thus accosted rends the peasant tooth and nail, For the female of the species is more deadly than the male. When Nag, the wayside cobra, hears the careless foot of man,
The Female of the Species, by Rudyard Kipling
The Female of the Species, by Rudyard Kipling
The Female of the Species, by Rudyard Kipling
When the Himalayan peasant meets the he-bear in his pride, He shouts to scare the monster who will often turn aside. But the she-bear thus accosted rends the peasant tooth and nail, For the female of the species is more deadly than the male. When Nag, the wayside cobra, hears the careless foot of man,