The Snake and the Mirror & A Legend of the Northland

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A homeopath (doctor) who tells his story to friends about an encounter with a cobra in his room when he was a young, struggling doctor.

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He was very poor with meager earnings. He had only about sixty rupees in his suitcase, lived in a small rented room without electricity, and possessed only a few shirts, dhotis, and one black coat.

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He admired his own beauty, decided to shave daily and grow a thin moustache to look handsome, planned to keep an attractive smile always, and thought about marrying a rich, fat woman doctor who couldn…

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The snake fell from the roof beam above with a dull thud, like a rubber tube falling to the ground. It then wriggled over the back of the chair and landed on the doctor's shoulder.

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He didn't jump, tremble, or cry out. He sat motionless like a stone statue, turned to stone with fear, but his mind remained very active. He felt the presence of God and tried to write 'O God' in his …

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The snake became fascinated by its own reflection in the mirror. It unwound itself from the doctor's arm, moved to the table, and became absorbed in admiring its own beauty in the mirror.

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The snake displayed the same vanity as the doctor - both were fascinated by their own reflections. The very quality that made the doctor foolish (vanity) also saved his life when the snake showed the …

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A thief had stolen almost everything from his room. Only his dirty vest was left behind, which the doctor humorously noted showed the thief's sense of cleanliness.