SNAKE

SUMMARY

IT IS A AN EXTREMELY HOT DAY AND FEELING THIRSTY,THE POET COMES TO HIS WATER TROUGH TO GET SOME WATER TO DRINK.AT THE TROUGH HE FINDS A GOLDEN BROWN SNAKE DRINKING WATER HE DECIDE TO WAIT FOR HIS TURN.THE POET IS FASCINATED BY SNAKE'S BEAUTY AND FEELS HONOURED THAT THE SNAKE HAS CHOSEN TO BE HIS GUEST.HE FEELS THE SNAKE QUITE HARMLESS AND ALL IT WANT TO QUENCH HIS THIRST AND DEPART PEACEFUL AND PACIFIED .SO HE DOES NOT KILL HIM ALTHOUGH THE VOICE OF EDUCATION TELL HIM TO DO SO BECAUSE BEING EARTH BROWN THE SNAKE IS VENOMOUS.PROBABLY UNAWARE OT THE POET OR NOT BOTHERED BY HIS PRESENCE THE SNAKE IN A MANNER PECULIAR TO SNAKE DRINKS ENOUGH WATER TO QUENCH HIS THIRST AND VERY SLOWLY BEGINS TO WITHDRAW INTO HIS HOLE THE POET IS GRIPPED WITH A STRANGE SENSE OF HORROR.HE DOES NOT LIKE THE SNAKE SHOULD WITHDRAW INTO THE WORLD OF DARKNESS. SO HE PICKS UP THE CLUMSY LOG AND HIT AT THE SNAKE.THE POET CONTINUES TO BE FASCINATED WITH THE SNAKE BUT NOW A SUDDEN SENSE OF GUILTS HIM.HE REGRET TRYING TO HIT THE SNAKE AS MUCH AS THE ANCIENT MARINER IN "THE RIME OF ANCIENT MARINER"REGRETS HAVING KILLING THE ALBATROSS.HE FEELS IT WAS WRONG ON HIS PART TO HIT THE SNAKE,WHO HIS GUEST.HE WISHES THE SNAKE TO COME BACK SO THAT HE COULD APOLOGISE TO HIM AND EXPIATE FOR HIS PETTY ACT OF INSULTING AN UNCROWNED KING IN EXILE IN UNDERWORLD TO BE CROWNED AGAIN