These 7 stampfigures created my tale
BILLI and SHANTI
- ENGLISH written and illustrated by Werhild Benger
This is a special tale about two special animals BILLI and SHANTI and their special life.
Today I report a true event that remote far from here (Europe). The great spring rain was over and everywhere life reigned People were happy at the nature, served her and used them. They labored diligently. Some people wear long robes and tortuous cloths on the head, some are little clothed. They erected new residences and ways. Animals like ox or buffalo help them to move to the loaders. But also a jungle was cleared. Not far from a small clearing there was a loamy river. There was one elephant group. Some were assigned to woodcutters. Underneath was also an elephant cow whose cub with the small trunk at her tail holding her step to step followed. It observed as heavy trees with a strong trunk and long ivory teeth were transported. Sometimes it heard a kind of groan when mahouts with their iron bars sensitive skin that drive the pachyderms. These workers and guardians tolerated no breathing, though they knew that too elephants can be very angry. Little SHANTI watched one for a long time. He just seemed playful and he did grief and serious thoughts it was bad – he wanted path – he did not want to let himself harassed and so hard work do. No one would notice his disappearance – only the elephant cow would feel deep pain and so he mused. But one day was it so far. An old elephant (tusker) broke the tooth while rolling foreword a thick smooth tree. He trumpeted with pain and anger. The guards all looked at him ….
And that was the ultimate moment —– no one noticed SHANTI.
No one noticed how he disappeared in the thicket. Sometimes he ran, paced foreword until it was deep night. He did not look back—— – but where ?…….. SHANTI was curious.
And as in life, the coincidence is a special role.
There was once a funny little horse named BILLI. It looks nearly red from head to foot and even its tail.
BILLI spent all days jumping joyfully in the field that was enclosed by a fence.
BILLI jumped so joyfully and so of power that he jumped clear over the fence that surrounded his field and lost his way amongst the stones in the nearby jungle.
Luckily though lost he was, he was happy to find a friend that lived in the jungle.
BILLI’s new friend was called SHANTI – a little big elephant who looks more blue but not grey and has a nearly red trunk.
SHANTI is a curios big elephant. He had lost his family, because he liked looking for adventures (s.foreword) . He hadn’t watched which way he was going, instead of being at the end of the familygroupe where he should be.
So now – like BILLI he was lost as well.
SHANTI was very alone and very happy to meet his new friend BILLI.
So happy were they both that BILLI jumped and jumped and SHANTI raised his trunk and tooted and tooted .They both enjoyed being together. SHANTI with his long trunk could help them both to find food more easily.
On the edge of the jungle there was a simple hut with a roof of leaves.
There lived a former sportsman, an athlete, a strongman, many of whom were afraid for he was also violent and evil. He thought only of himself and of inordinate food and constant training – so he can exercise and his physical strength can be obtained. That was why a cook lived with him. Booty was waiting enough for roasting and cooking. But the cook looked out of door for special food – like big little elephant or horse. The big dog Bumbuli helped him. He just looked as if he was dreaming, but he watches sharp, watching con- stantly, announced immediately if he smelt something or moved something or heard something. One day Bumbuli barked loudly and persistently.- Why ? BILLI and SHANTI were nearby. And still full of arrogance and impatient curiosity warned the instinct of animals – the two adventurers – before threatening disaster something uncertain. And indeed, they suddenly stopped and watched motions less and hid slightly deeper in thicket.
It was dark and a terrible situation. They could not sleep and were terrible scared.
Suddenly there was a strange sound and descending from the sky something was coming down.
Was it an astronaut, or
a cosmonaut – a robot?
It ‘s an ALIEN ROBOT !
Is it more danger for BILLI and SHANTI ?
The ALIEN ROBOT shot red lasers from his eyes to BUMBULI and before the eyes of BILLI and SHANTI the big angry dog was a nice little dog in a teacup.
It was heavenly help…..a wonder
The STRONGMAN and his COOK were no longer a danger for BILLI and SHANTI. They started jumping and running for joy … and another wonder!
SHANTI found his family again!
This is my special tale with examples from
Printed medien. W.B. ©2017
Epilogue
When they gave me the stamps a couple of decades ago, one wrote with hand – at best with a typewriter. Computer were not born, became popular in the 80’s but also for word processing and soon for moving pictures in SW or colour. Similar to a coloring book, the given pictures are stiff , immobile.I planned to tell a simple story with little word, in which the stamp figures appear movabeI I did not choose them. I illustrate the jumping foal ,I hid the animals in the thicket hidden Bumbuli in the dog crate invented the hut with athlete and cook. This is my creativity — to imitate !
When I got the stamp box ,the first astronauts were up to the moon, the Sputnik circling, robots emerged and man asked for the existence of extraterrestials….perhaps like alien robot ? ….
