A Child’s Return

Rabindranath Tagore Raicharan was twelve years old when he came as a servant to his master’s house. He belonged to the same caste as his master and was given his master’s little son to nurse. As time went on the boy left Raicharan’s arms to go to school. From school he went on to college,…

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An Aborted Tomorrow

Mahesh Paudyal   Sir, my mother has sent some money. Will you keep it for me? I may lose it. It was already dark and the stars were twinkling outside. Everyone was happy except me, I thought. I turned to the child. Austere was his face and innocent were his looks. How much belief he…

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A Role – Model Denied

Mahesh Paudyal No, Anil cannot continue here. He should leave! That was my verdict and I declared it final. Once the declarations were final, there were no rooms for negotiation. He had to leave. His parents came to receive him. They did not think it wise to argue, for they had been summoned innumerable times…

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Three Sleepless Nights for a Gift

Mahesh Paudyal “Ajay? I know that idiot. He is good for nothing.” “Ajay? Yes, I know him. He is a nuisance.” “Ajay? He is an impossible case.” And more and more and more…. That was my second day in the school and these were the comments I heard about Ajay from his other teachers. The…

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Angela’s Twelfth Birthday

This story took place in Germany many years back. It was the time of World War. Angela and her family were Jews. The Germans were hunting and killing all the Jews. Angela’s father worked in a bank. But when the danger came, he decided to leave Berlin secretly and run away to Switzerland. At midnight,…

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Birth of Ganesha

High on the Kailash mountain, where cold winds blow all the time, was a small cottage. In it lived Shiva, his wife Parvati, and son Kumara. Shiva was rarely at the cottage. He would be off on his world tours, while Kumara loved to play, and would only return home at night. Parvati would feel…

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Story of Sudama

Sudama was a poor brahmin who lived in a small village with his wife and children. He had been friends with Lord Krishna since childhood, but as he grew older, Sudama became too embarrassed to approach Krishna for help. One day, his wife convinced him to seek out his old friend for aid, and so…

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The Brave Little Ant

Once upon a time, there was a brave little ant named Andy. He lived in a busy ant colony deep in the forest. One day, while foraging for food, Andy stumbled upon a juicy piece of fruit. He was excited to take it back to the colony to share with his fellow ants. But as…

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