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howdah! ..... |
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Alison said howdah too A howdah, or houdah, is a carriage which is positioned on the back of an elephant, or occasionally some other animal, used most often in the past to carry wealthy people or for use in hunting or warfare. It was also a symbol of wealth for the owner, and as a result were decorated with expensive gems. |
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Q8 - Which famous poet and author, born in India in 1865, wrote the poem 'The Female of the Species is More Deadly than the Male'? |
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Remember the big party at your place last year, CM? I found an elephant complete with howdah for one of the partygoers ...think it was Cats'staff's cats! |
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Rudyard Kipling. I'm a HUGE Kipling fan..... |
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I thought that elephant was going to drink the stream dry Eileen!!! (Alison will think we're mad!!!) Was it Kipling??? |
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And Kizzy's lovely swan boat .. that was a fun thread! |
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We'll have to think of something fun for this year! I'd love to visit Kipling's house - it's just a wee bit too far for a day trip. |
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She agrees Kipling - also agrees we are mad - I now have to tell her how you were all invited to 'my place' on elephants and swan boats. - Will she ever let me near her again when I try to explain!! Anyway Kipling is correct (I love his work, big fan here too) Joseph Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) was a British author and poet. Born in Bombay, in British India, he is best known for his works of fiction The Jungle Book (1894) (a collection of stories which includes Rikki-Tikki-Tavi), Kim (1901) (a tale of adventure), many short stories, including The Man Who Would Be King (188  ; and his poems, including Mandalay (1890), Gunga Din (1890), and If— (1910). He is regarded as a major "innovator in the art of the short story"; his children's books are enduring classics of children's literature; and his best works speak to a versatile and luminous narrative gift |
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Maybe a virtual cat show! Prizes for longest tail, most impressive whiskers, biggest/smallest cat ...... |
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