“One at a time, my dear friend,” said Tiku, laughing as they entered the caves.

Inside, another surprise awaited them. The walls had paintings of strange animals and stick-like men. They seemed to tell a story from long, long ago.

Once again, Miss Bandicota Bengalensis looked up at her friend questioningly. And so he told her the story of the old caves.

“A very, very long time ago, layers and layers of limestone and sandstone settled one on top of the other over hundreds of millions of years. They formed the Vindhyachal mountains. The largest ones at the northern fringe of the Vindhyas were the Bhimbetka Hills.”