Baba did not say anything to Arnavaz, as she too was not well.
Leading her to bed, Baba urged her, "Take complete rest, and don't think about anything."
Baba asked Rano to nurse Arnavaz, which deeply touched her. She chided herself: "How stupid to be so doubtful, and to be led astray by the smallest thing! Baba is God, and whatever he does, he does for the good of others."
During her Panchgani holiday, Baba did not refer to the incident, but on Arnavaz's arrival in Jabalpur, he one day explained, "I am the tiger and my prey are patients. You are now a patient, and so I will have to ..."
"But, I am quite well now," she interrupted.
"... eat you up!" he gestured.
Arnavaz burst out laughing.
Baba continued, "I am that tiger which makes its prey come to life by striking it down; and when once alive like this, one never dies!"
When she first met Baba, Nargis was very lean and slim, and, when she had been to Panchgani in 1938, Baba had indicated to her, but with his own meaning, "You should grow very big! Eat rice, drink lots of water and take plenty of rest!"
At the time, Nargis could not follow what Baba meant and thought he was serious. When she returned to Bombay, she felt the pangs of separation deeply and began remembering him more and more.
In Jabalpur, Baba one day remarked to her, "I am happy to see that you are now growing bigger!"
Nargis looked puzzled, and said that she was just the same.
"Why do you say that?" he asked. "Hasn't your love for me increased?"
"I don't know about that," she said, "but after leaving Panchgani, I felt very sad to be away from you."
"This is called 'growing up' and 'growing bigger'! You are becoming strong in my love. I will make you very big indeed!"
Elizabeth's Boston terrier Kippy had been traveling with the menagerie since the beginning of the Blue Bus Tour. Even Kippy's birthday was observed in Jabalpur on 5 May, and the little dog was decked out in a cute outfit for the occasion. Happy Birthday was sung to her by all, and afterward, at night, Baba took the women for a boat ride on the Narmada River by moonlight.
On 10 May, Baba brought two more puppies, named Bingo and Jingo . He asked Elizabeth to look after them.