Case of the day: “The goat on the stairs”

“It was only last year that *we covered the cat-on-the-roof case. Referring to that coverage does give us a few substantial leads this time.

In that peculiar case, a cat was stuck on the tin roof for over three hours and howled and mewed the neighbourhood down. She exhibited strange behaviour such as pawing and wagging of the tail when confronted by a rescue team. Our channel assiduously brought to you all nuances of the queer animal for the entire expanse. But this time, **the case is even more gripping.

Our animal psychologist says the goat’s expression reveals knowledge of some dark secret. The mere fact that she isn’t looking straight ahead (goats are known for linear vision, he points out) hints at the darkness of the situation. She has been standing there for over half an hour and first came to the notice of our resident reporter owing to a strange and noisy tremble of her throat. When he brought out his camera, she did not make a move but stared even more intently in her direction of attention. A clear hint that was, at the oddity of the adjacent wall.

No one has yet managed to go up the stairs for fear of rousing the goat’s probable supernatural prowess. But it is imperative that the green door behind (which is firmly locked) be inspected for dangerous contents. None of the people in the locality claim any knowledge about the owner of the mysterious house. The ragged towel (near the bottom of the stairs) and the potted plant hint at possible inhabitance but nothing has been confirmed as yet.

What could be the secret the goat is so discreetly hiding? What does the creepy green door guard?

Only time (and our assiduous reporting) will tell.”

* not directed at any particular news channel

**case in progress in a small village near Pune.