Latitudes of Longing

by Shubhangi Swarup

When the harsh sun and raindrops pour down like coloured sand in the same hourglass, the phenomenon is called the ‘hour of the wedding’. In different folklore, depending upon the tellers’ longitude, latitude, dreams, dispositions and eating patterns, different creatures are forced to tie the knot—foxes, snails, monkeys, ravens, leopards, hyenas, bears, the devil too at times.