LUCKNOW: He may be barely a feet tall, but
‘Mullaji’
is nevertheless the talking point in Old City in the run-up to Bakrid Monday.
The
goat
of a rare Kashmiri breed called Lilliput is the star attraction in the narrow lanes of Chaupatiyan evidently for its petite frame. Stunted limbs and a stubby body make even an adult Lilliput look as adorable as a baby goat.
‘Mullaji’s’ master Mohammed Taha, a graduation student, bought him from Kashmir through a vendor in Mumbai a year and a half ago.
“I bought him for Rs 40,000. He was then only nine months old. Even as he grew older, he didn’t grow in size. His long goatee earned him the name ‘Mullaji’,” Taha said, adding, “He is currently 25cm tall and measures 45cm from head to tail.”
Ever since Mullaji, the Lilliput goat, made Lucknow his home, he has grabbed eyeballs.
“People stop and stare at him. He is rarely ever tied and follows orders like a dog. He is fond of biscuits, gram, spinach and radish leaves,” Taha said.
At the goat market at Mehdi Ghat, Taha was offered Rs 50,000 for Mullaji. However, the student sold him to a Mumbai-based maternal uncle who paid Rs 75,000. “I now want to buy a female of the Lilliput breed,” Taha added.
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