Day: August 15, 2016

The school for which Ramlal worked was a small primary school. Some called him ‘Grandpa’. Some called him ‘police’, but for the rest of the school, he was their school watchman. The children were very fond of him and he loved them all, particularly the crying ones who didn’t want to come to school. He consoled them better with his sweets than with his words. The headmaster, parents of the school children, visitors to the school were all very pleased with Ramlal’s love for children. “Grandpa, give me a sweet”,…

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The boat was almost filled to its full capacity. Among the people in it were vendors carrying their wares to the market, a marriage party; all going across the river. “It’s enough, there’s no more place”, the boatman cried, “I’ll take you across in the next trip”. The boatman sank the oars and the boat started moving. There was a lot of laughing and shouting as the boat passed over the glistening waters. The boatman hummed a tune as he worked on the oars, when he saw an old women…

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