half-shells

Updated: August 7, 2026

A child tending cattle had picked it up from a brother or sister on the far side of the slope that commanded Chini valley. 'My husbands are also out there gathering wood. She drew a handful of walnuts from her bosom, split one neatly, and began to eat. Kim affected blank ignorance. 'Dost thou not know the meaning of the walnut priest? she said coyly, and handed him the half-shells.

Rudyard Kipling - Kim