Then Bomma Simham prowled out, mane painted gold, claws clicking. Raju lowered his voice. “There was a festival, and the lion wore a crown that did not fit. He roared to hide his fear.” With a tiny, perfectly timed pause the puppet’s roar turned to a sneeze; the crown toppled and revealed a kitten painted inside the lion’s jaw. The village burst into laughter, remembering that bluster often masks trembling.
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