Mee and Ow sat in the shade of a mango tree and were doing their make-up. Both of them wore gloves that reached all the way up to their elbows, to keep the tropical sun off their skins. They looked briefly at Maier, with the curiosity usually reserved for a passing dog. It was too early for professional enthusiasm. Tom Vater
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This is a short story by Rudyard Kipling, first published in The Strand Magazine in 1902. It’s an example of the short story written by Kipling, who was a British writer, belonging to the British Raj period. He wrote under the pen-name “Kipling”.

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