Arunacub has a strange visitor

Mum Lioness had just put the ingredients for Sooji (semolina) Upma in the pan. She called out, "Tiru dear, please get the do ---".
Before she could finish the word "door", there was a small thud, then a large one on the door.
Mum Lioness smiled.
Tiru cub raced to the door and opened it.
"Arunacub, see who we have here! Two hungry sadhus!"

Arunacub came sprinting to the cave entrance. "Please come in.", he invited the sadhus, "You must have something to eat."


Spotty and Meditator Tiger sat down quietly suppressing their smiles.
Then Arunacub served them food.

It was well known on Arunachala Hill that Uncle Stripes (and little Spotty) loved Upma. If they caught the aroma of Upma being prepared anywhere within a few miles they would be at the doorstep in an instant looking like they had not eaten in centuries. This practiced look got them a lion's share of the Upma.

When the two had finished second helpings, Arunacub asked them, "Sir, can you show me God?"

Mum Lioness smiled and little Omcub giggled. Arunacub was fascinated with the story of Papaji who had a darshan of Bhagavan in Punjab. Mum Lioness told him the story at least once a week, and often the story got enacted like was happening today.

"I can!", said Unca Stripes scratching his chin very gravely. "You will have to take this path round the hill, and ....". He explained in great detail the path from The Lionses cave to Virupaksha Cave, less than a mile away.

Arunacub folded his hands and thanked Uncle Stripes. Then he turned to Mum Lioness and said, "Mum Lioness, I will need two rupees as train fare to go to the swami in the cave there. He will show me God for sure!"

Mum Lioness looked at him sternly and exploded in anger, "How many swamis and babas have you gone to. You have wasted your youth running to holy places and holy people. You have spent so much money in your adventures and travels. And what have you got ?"

Arunacub looked totally crushed. Om cub sniffed to show support for his brother.

Then little Spotty cub picked up a paper from the floor and began looking at it. "Arunacub, I can't read. Can you tell me what this slip of paper says, please?"

Arunacub looked at the piece of paper with complete disinterest. Then his eyes lit up. "There is a job in Tiruvannamalai. Four young cubs are required to make plates out of leaves, make rotis and teach children math. They are to report two months from now. Their travel fare will be taken care of!"

"We can all go!", the cubs shouted.

"Wait!" called out Unca Stripes."Two sadhus are still feeling slightly hungry! Is there some Ramana Munch in the offing?"

Mum Lioness nodded.

"Not for us,", clarified Unca Stripes, "but when we ALL go down to see this swami who will show us God, we surely can't go empty-handed can we? What say we take some Ramana Munches with us!"