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Driving on a busy street, I see a traffic policeman waving me to stop. The signal lights are green. I can’t see any pedestrians but, of course, I stop. So do the other cars all around. Oh dear, maybe, some procession or a VIP entourage. Looking around gets no answers: no people, no convoys.
So just what we busy souls stopping for?! The answer comes after adjusting my eye level a little lower to see a cool stray strut across the zebra stripes reveling in its safety.
Close on heels I was involved in another incident of an animal-friendly traffic policeman. I am not complaining. In fact, hurrah to that!
This time it was a flock of sheep at an intersection. Yes, in the heart of the city. Yes, in Bangalore it still happens. The traffic waited while some 50 odd sheep and lambs tried to cross the road. And we waited…
The poor little babes out of their first trip could not get the hang of street-crossing. They would follow their experienced seniors but lose courage mid-way and race back. When their herder physically carried them and put them on the other side, they followed him back! The drama continued.
I don’t know how long it took for the mission to be accomplished because the policeman let us go a few at a time as the little ones were being initiated into the intricacies of city life.
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