![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Kim then admits that just before dying, his father predicted that Kim would find a "red bull on a green field." The lama suggests that Kim journey with him to Ambala to search for the red bull, and although Kim is intrigued by the holy man, he tells Red Beard that he would rather travel with him to Benares. After the elderly man reveals that he is a lama from Tibet on a mission to find the "River of the Arrow," Kim offers to beg for him as his "chela," or disciple. ![]() The next day, on the street, Kim notices an oddly dressed priest and, curious, asks him about his background. Unknown to Kim, Laluli is plotting with Hassan Bey and other Russian-backed rebels who have been trying to foment war with the British-run Indian government, and plans to steal a document from Red Beard, which shows the five points at which the rebels plan to attack the English Army. Through Kim, the womanizing Red Beard asks Laluli to meet him the following evening and she gladly accepts. One night, Kim delivers a message to the beautiful Laluli from Mahbub Ali, or "Red Beard," a spy for the British Secret Service who is posing as a horse trader. In 1885, in Lahour, India, Kim, a young, white street orphan, survives by begging and stealing while dressed like a native. ![]()
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