Thana and the bruin

Weary of being in a rut and to shed the state of torpidity,we decided to go to a distant forest. Our destination was a FRH located in the heart of the reserve.After lodging ourselver at the resthouse , we capered around till the evening. It was then felt that,since our provisions were limited, they ought to be rationed. Now such a fiat rankled some of us,but ultimately we all acquiesced to it.Frazzled from the journey,we all hit the sack soon after having the dinner , and in no time were sound asleep.At dead of the night , when all of us were snoring stertorously, a portly figure heaved itself up.After taking a dekko at us,it surreptitiously made its way to the cookhouse. Despite the stygian darkness, the figure , with his eyes lit by the fixity of purpose proceeded unerring. So engrossed was he in his purpose, that he failed to hearken distinct scrapping emanating from the scullery. It was after nearing the kitchen, he perceived someone clandestinely rummaging through the stores.Upon this , Thana flared up with righteous indignation,a spasm of wild fury descended on him,for here was some infernal smart alecwho had usurped his deep-laid scheme. Quivering with demonic rage, Thana fell back and armed himsel with a torch.He sought both to denunciate rain censure on the yellow bellied ignoble sneak.Thanappan then literally breathing fire ,dashed headlong into the kitchen,yelling a bloodcurding war cry.The exultant war cry then strangely morphed into a stiffled gasp,for the gleaming torchlight revealed a bewildered bruin.The susprise was mutual,but particularly more for the bear,for being a denizen of the forest , it wasn't accustomed to bloodthristy apparitions conjuring themselves out of nowhere.Then after a brief moment of indecision, things started happening in earnest, with Thanappan fleeing down the passage and the bruin bounding behind him.Now it must be said that the bear stupified after being forced upon with the unwanted society of Thanappan understandably went bonkers, and in its mad haste to flee, toppled Thanappan and darted through the ajar door to its safety. Roused from our slumbers, we rushed to the kitchen to find a recumbent Thana. We found tha the bruins's claws while fleeing had unfortunately found purchase on Thana's posterior. We then bundled Thanappan into the jeep and motored to the government hospital. The leech there attended to Thana's rear. Meanwhile a nosy stringer got wind of the happening and ran a story in the morning paper of a man who saves his chumps from a vicious irate bear . And then for some time Thanappan was cynosure of all eyes.