A tasty feast for the mice

A TASTY FEAST FOR THE MICE
Rabindranath Tagore is a celebrated Indian writer who wrote several poems, short stories and novels. He is the only Indian writer to win a Nobel Prize for Literature.
Tagore’s short stories are read all over the world and especially India simply for their middle class flavour and a simultaneous modern approach. Besides depicting a vivid picture of Bengal, the stories also represent a complex and varied picture of a society in transition. His stories evoke emotion and humour and are a treat for the readers. ‘A Tasty Feast for the Mice’ begins with a group of boys travelling in a train and returning to school after their summer vacation. They are not quite in their elements as their favourite Sanskrit teacher has left school and a new teacher is supposed to be appointed in his place. On the way, a gentleman enters their compartment and the boys make all efforts to get rid of him. But the gentleman tries to win over the boys in his own peculiar ways.