SNAKE CHARMERS
The man who was seeking snakes presently drew out his pipe and began to play on it a soft melody in a plainHve minor key. It grew louder and louder, and then changed its rhythm to something that was like a dancing tune, interspersed with sudden runs up the scale. Ten minutes passed while the tune went on. Then there was a rustle in the grass, and a big spectacled cobra glided forward. Ten fe*et away the cobra raised its hooded head, and its eyes glittered. But the piper went on playing. The beat of the tune quickened. It became a jig, and the cobra began to sway to the music. Faster and faster the rhythm ran and the snake kept time, till, in a crescendo of sound the piping stopped, and the snake stopped too. Before it had time to think rif a snake does think) the piper stepped forward, grasped it below the head, and thrust it into his basket. The snake made no movement to escape or to attack its captor. Live as long as you may. the flrst 20 years are the longest half of your life.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 107, 27 July 1927, Page 11
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193SNAKE CHARMERS Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 107, 27 July 1927, Page 11
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