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Rudyard Kipling wrote this short story during The Victorian Period, which is shown by the themes of social class and codes of conduct.
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His parents met and courted in England where they were both from before moving to India.
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Rudyard and his sister were moved back to England to live with a couple who would teach them English customs while his parents served in india.
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He was abused while at the boarding home and wouldn't tell anyone because he was afraid of what would happen to him if he spoke out about it. This abuse is what gave Rudyard Kipling fuel for his future in writing.
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He was fascinated and curious about where he was born. once he got to India he sarted to Forget what happened in England.
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A change in editors allowed him to write short stories for the newspaper.
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The book was published in the Civil and Military Gazete as his first collection of short stories, during the Victorian and Realism period.
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First book apeanace was in Plains Tales of the Hills.
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