The Day Jackal -

The boy set down the bell. He followed the blind priest into the dark of the shrine.

“He is no animal,” said old Bhandari, the knife-grinder. “Animals fear the sun. This one wears it like a cloak.” the day jackal

The priest listened as the thief drank. Three long swallows. A sigh. The boy set down the bell

Then came the day the jackal made his mistake. ” said old Bhandari

“Kalu.”