AN ENCHANTING THIEF

Perfect weather makes a  glorious morning and the Garden is all set to receive guests.

                                             Garden is set for the afternoon

Dressed in a three stripe  suit the first guest gives a quick look all around and heads straight for the table.

                                                                 the first guest arrives

After a swift jump on the chair and then onto the table  the uninvited guest does not realize it has been spotted.

                                                                    a stealthy walk

Sniffing around it assesses  the goodies .

                                                          the uninvited guest sniffs the goodies

The enchanting thief is caught with its head in the sugar till.

                                                  hand in the till

The Three Striped Squirrel ( English)  , Gilheri ( Hindi), Funambulus Palmarum ( Scientific) is native to India and well adapted to modern life.

Lord Ram , the  hero of the Indian epic Ramayan is said to have blessed this sweet chipmunk which helped his army in making the bridge across the Ocean to Lanka.

Mythology claims the three white stripes on the back of the squirrel are said to the be marks left by the fingers of the Lord Ram.

Do watch out for the  rarer five striped squirrel.