![]() ![]() ![]() Their friendship develops from this point. While in school, Ali rescues Kim following mistreatment by a bully. The Lama then disappears for a long time and later returns to seek Kim. Although he does not like school, the Lama encourages Kim to attend class and pays for his education. While in school he becomes worried about his identity. ![]() ![]() Soon after, Kim notices the symbol of his father’s team on a flag and Kim is forced to leave the Tibetan Lama and go back to school to become a Sahib. Without his knowledge, Kim delivers a message from a British secret service agent to an Officer. While he was enjoying this new adventure, Mahbub Ali, a stallion merchant asks him to run an errand for him. Excited about the Lama’s quest, Kim decided to join him. One day, a priest passed through Lahore in his search for the sacred stream. The main characters in the novel are Kim, a Tibetan priest in search of a sacred watercourse Mahbub Ali, a merchant in horses and a secret service agent colonel Creighton, the administrator of the secret service and a member of Maverick regiment Chunder Mookerjee, a secret service agent who assists Kim in carrying out a mission. His life on the streets is full of dangerous exploits like fighting and extortion. With no one to look after him, Kim earned his keep by begging on the avenues of Lahore and doing small favors. He was able to pass for an Indian even though he was White. Living under the scorching Indian sun, Kim’s skin pigment became so dark that no one could imagine he was white. ![]()
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