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 tunes and modern pop songs. The snake, however,
continued to 'dance' slowly. It obviously could not tell the difference
between Indian music and jazz!&