Jul 23, 2015
Marathi literature
Nilawanti
Category:Marathi-language literatureQ:
Why did the Ratatoskr reach to his hat?
I was reading the 3rd novel in the "Spy Hunter" series and came across this scene.
As you can see, a little grey rat is trying to drink water from a well and clearly doesn't know how to use a water pail or bucket. So I was wondering: What was the reason of Ratatoskr reaching his hat? He is being very careful not to get wet by any water in the vicinity but I don't think that was the problem. Perhaps he was thirsty and wanted some water?
I would like to know what the reason is, and if this was a mistake from the author's part. Thanks for your help!
A:
The reason is that the well was as polluted as the rest of the kingdom, and thus, when the rats saw it, they thought "If this is what the other rats drink, then I better not drink from it."
I found this interpretation in the book itself:
The kingdom is polluted, with dead and dying animals and polluted water, even though it has been cleaned and restored to some extent. The rats, once satisfied with the cleanliness of the "new" kingdom, have built a nest of garbage and excrement to burrow into, and have also come to regard it as polluted.
The rat-king, however, does not know the extent of pollution, and thus asks the black rat for some water.
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