Based in a Ladakhi village Bumbu is a true story told to tourists by the Ladakhi guide who took them around. Padama loves Bambu like her little brother. She takes him grazing along with other animals of the farm. She sees to it that he is comfortable in the barn during the night where the other animals are kept. One day Padama notices that Bumbu is behaving strangely during the night. She finds that Bumbu stands at the same place the whole night. He refuses to take a single step once it is dark.
November 2016, volume 40, No 11