Our Little Hindu Cousin

The narrative follows two young cousins through everyday life in an Indian town: morning ablutions and garden play with a pet monkey, a lively visit to the bazaar, participation in religious holidays and a family wedding, travel by ox‑wagon and train, and dramatic encounters with elephants and a tiger hunt. Alongside episodic adventures, the text sketches local crafts, food and cleanliness customs, caste divisions, and religious practices, and notes changing habits under English influence. Emphasis rests on communal occupations, festive rituals, animal spectacles, and the rhythms of childhood within extended family and village routines.