He ran as fast as his little legs could carry him. Panting he reached the school. Some group was distributing free books. He got three. Pretty and colorful.
Thanking shyly, he came back home.
Gleefully he stashed the books in the chulha*.
What will he have with the money saved from buying kerosene? An egg?
*chulha: n. [Hindi] a stove that uses wood or charcoal as fuel
This 55 fiction format story is written by Mani Padma.
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nice one again. You are doing pretty good 55ers. keep going.
Do not underestimate an egg. An egg can help him cross Indo-Bangla Border.
BRILLIANT SATTIRE – in small words
Innovative and thought provoking….
Well fabricated dimension .
Good work.
Could have been more impressive. Don’t ask me how?
hey nice post !!
@Bharti,Mahesh, Sharat,Priyan- Thanks for your appreciation
@ Pramathesh-Are you referring the Koniwallahs?
@Mandeep-Hmm!Yeah could have been better with the literature.It was a bit abrupt. Thanks for the feedback
Loved it….wonderful…
Hard Hitting…
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