The Cook and the Cartoonist is a humorous story by R K Laxman in which he depicts the scene of a typical Indian wedding He adds a comical tone to the wedding preparations that take place and keep everyone in the family engaged for days The central characters of the story are the cook who is invited to prepare food for the wedding and the cartoonist which in this case is Laxman itself as a little boy The story deals with the experience of these two characters with each other and hence the title The narrator introduces us to the scene of the wedding where everyone is waiting for the cook to ...