A Story About Gulgulas

Translated from the original Awadhi

A pair of sparrows sat upon the branch of a guava tree, dozing in the winter sun. A sudden kerfuffle in the bushes startled them out of their stupor. A flock of jungle babblers were squawking angrily at a large, black cat. The sparrows watched, transfixed, as the babblers rushed at the cat in a body, flapping their wings fiercely. The cat’s eyes narrowe…