A Snake Charmer

A Snake Charmer

Essay Writing about A Snake Charmer By Alifye

A snake charmer. in his loose and somewhat dirty clothes and with a big turban on his head is a familiar entertainer in our towns and villagers. He carries with him small baskets full of various kinds of snakes. He roams form village to village and street to street showing his snakes to eager crowds.

Wherever he fins a suitable place, he puts his baskets on the ground and begins to play on his been people gather round him in a circle and wait for the opening of the baskets. He will first five a lecture on snakes and their characteristics. Then he will speak in praise of his teacher who had thought him the difficult art of catching dangerous snakes. He will also recount some of his adventures with snakes.

When he thinks that his audience have been duly impressed with his lecture, he picks up his been and plays on it for a few minutes. then he opens his baskets one after he other, after shaking them to awaken the snakes. They begin to move in the basket and after a minute or two come out of it. The charmer begings to play on his been and rock from side to side in a sort of eastasy. He picks up his snakes one by one telling their names and narrating strories about them.

Then he opens a bigger baskets and a big black cobra comes out of i. It raises its head and begins rocking form side to side. seemingly fascinated by the music of the charmer's been. As the been grows shriller and shriller., the charmer rocks faster and faster. The snake too, dances to a quicker rhythm. The charmer moves his hand closer to the snake who strikes swiftly. The charmer withdraws his hand with a quick jerk.

The been begins its music once again. The charmer is looking out for a chance. This time he is quicker than before and catches the cobra from behind its head before it can strike. The people clap and throw small coins before the charmer to acknowledge his skill.