What happened when the snake charmer began to play jazz
As we had had a long walk
through one of the markets of old Delhi, we stopped at a square to have a rest. After a
time, we noticed a snake charmer with two large baskets at the other side of the square,
so we went to have a look at him.As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which
was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets. When he began to play a tune,
we had our first glimpse of the snake.It rose out of the basket and began to follow the
movements of the pipe. We were very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly
began to play jazz and modern pop songs.The snake, however, continued to 'dance' slowly.
It obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz!