tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86318523126516573782024-03-08T04:39:03.750-08:00It's All In My Headshusrith's taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02019692735650981291noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8631852312651657378.post-10628213843538316982016-01-20T07:48:00.001-08:002017-06-17T09:53:11.220-07:00A Nightmarish Experience<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I was filled with excitement as
we climbed up the volcanic mountain. We were climbing up the Barren Island,
India’s only active volcano. After my sixth standard examinations my family (my
parents, brother and me) had come to the Andaman and Nicobar islands for a
trip. The only way to reach Barren Island, which is around three hundred
kilometers from port Blair, is by a two day journey and I was so seasick, I
delayed our tour for a day. We were not the only ones climbing the volcano.
There were around a hundred more people trekking, climbing from different parts
of the wide volcano. There were also two hundred people just sitting near the
volcano’s foot and taking selfies with the volcanic mountain in the backdrop.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">By far, we were ahead of all
the groups who were scaling the mountain. I wanted to have the peak all to
myself before the others came. After an hour of climbing we reached the peak.
We were the first to reach the peak and the crater was empty. The surface felt
hot but our guide said that the surface around the peak was always hot. I took
a selfie with my mother, the volcano’s crater in the background. When I took
the mobile to see how the picture was, I felt something was unusual. I zoomed
in when I saw small, minute patches of red. When I showed it to my father, he
said that he couldn’t see anything. I zoomed in again but this time I couldn’t
see anything.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I thought that I had imagined
it and I turned behind to see one of the most beautiful scen<span style="font-size: small;">er<span style="font-size: small;">y</span></span> I had ever
seen comprising of the deep, almost transparent, blue sea, the clouds, as white
as snow, which were hovering just a few hundred feet above. Then I turned
around t0 see that there were already around fifty people who were within fifty
feet radius. They were taking pictures, chatting and the guides who were
pouring out all the information they had learnt by heart (which I figured out
as all of them were saying just the same thing with a gap of around six or
seven seconds).</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Then, with a small tremble, the
volcano all of a sudden blew out a puff of smoke which made all of us gape and
several of the tourists screamed. The rest, who were busy in photography,
turned back to see what caused the sudden change in sound. There was one more
tremble which sent out a larger and darker puff of smoke. The guides who were
telling the people not to worry suddenly went dumbstruck at seeing the new puff
of smoke. I felt the surface grow hot. I peeped into the volcano to see hot
magma before a third smoke cloud made my spectacles fall into the volcano. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Then things turned worse. The
surface was as hot as burning metal. People were running down the volcano and a
few tripped and rolled to the foot of the volcano and taking a few others with
them into the sea. My mother grabbed my arm and pulled me, right when I was
walking towards the crater. Then to my horror, she suddenly slipped and fell,
taking my family hurtling down, to the side opposite to where the boats were. A
man who was close by tried to help me but instead fell into the crater.. I was
filled with guilt as he lost his life trying to save me. His spectacles lay on
the surface sliding down the slope. Since I was unable to see clearly, I took
his spectacles which were godsend and wore it. The power of the spectacles was
higher than what I usually wore so the vision was poor, yet better than wearing
none. I started to climb down and search for my family. On the sea, there were
around hundred boats so my aim was to get to the boats with my family.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I searched for my mother
everywhere as I continued to climb down. Then I spotted her, on the other side
of the volcano with my family. I ran to them as fast as I could. Then I heard
the volcano explode. The sound almost made me deaf. What I saw was indescribable.
It was a double mushroom cloud, in the </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;">colours</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> of red, orange, black, grey
and white. It started to rain rocks everywhere. Lava overflowed from the crater
almost as fast as water. Suddenly a rock in the size of a cricket ball, hit me
on my spine. I fell, rolling on the ground. I had almost reached my parents.
Clutching my spine and wondering why they were moving so slowly while I ran at
my top speed. </span></span></span></div>
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si</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">ze
of a rugby ball landed on my foot. Pain shot through my body like a bullet and
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my foot. A pair of hands grabbed me and took me somewhere. I opened my eyes and
saw my </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;">parents looking
anxiously at me. My mother said, “We are in a cave under the volcano to shield ourselves
from the explosion. We have a boat which we will use to leave this island after
the explosions stop.” My father pointed towards the boat in the sea which was
right in front of the entrance of the cave.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;">Minutes later, rock, ash and lava fell on the platform
in front of us. It felt like hours since the explosion had taken place. We were
wearing our life jackets which we wore during our journey to the island, when
suddenly huge chunks of burning rocks
fell on the boat and sank it. After a few seconds of waiting, the pieces of
rock gradually decreased, and after some time it stopped completely. We ran out
of the cave and I climbed the volcano a little, and spotted another group of
people pushing a boat out of another cave. We ran with all our might but my
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;"> Suddenly out of the blue there was the second
explosion! My eyes were filled with terror as this explosion was twice the si</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">ze of
the previous one with three huge mushroom shaped clouds. We ran towards the
people who were now pushing the boat on the water. My parents shouted at them
to wait for us. That was when I realized that my brother was not there with us.
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The boat was waiting for us. We
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the boat before me. A rock fell</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> <span lang="EN-IN">into
the sea just ahead of us which rocked the boat forward. I tried to jump into
the boat but missed it due to my broken leg. I swam ahead and held onto the
boat. My father and one more person pulled me up but someone switched on the
motor. The boat moved ahead a few meters before someone stopped it. I swam
farther and by now the water was deep but due to the lifejacket I managed to
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;">Just then a huge burning rock fell on me and burnt a
huge hole in my life jacket and penetrated further to burn my skin. Then I
couldn’t move. My mother was crying and I began to lose consciousness and things
started to turn black. “Move the boat, he’s dead”, someone shouted. I forced my
eyes open and swam under water as I heard the boat’s engine revving and the
boat moved ahead. The life jacket pulled me back up and so I unstrapped it and
swam below. All the rocks fell in the water with great splashes but were slowed
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;">Unsure of whether the explosion had ended, I swam up,
as I couldn’t hold my breath any longer. I held on to my life jacket, half torn
apart and half burnt and came up. I took a long breath and went underwater
again, bobbing up and down, coming up for breath, going down again. When
finally the explosion seemed to have stopped, I slowly swam back to the island.
In a few hours there would be geologists here to see what damage has been done
and I would be saved. I drifted off to sleep and when I woke up I was in a
hospital, my mother beside me holding my hand and my father smiling at my tired
face. Apparently, my mother had fought and convinced the boat driver to turn
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;">The nightmare was finally over! </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"></span><span style="line-height: 115%;">I felt drowsy as I dragged my legs and followed Abhay, Anirudh
and Anaya in to the forest. It was late in the night and I really did not know
why I was following them, where we were and where we were going. We were
walking on a mud path and I was walking behind everyone.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I had come to Germany and we were camping in the Black Forest.
My parents did not come with us and was feeling a bit homesick, due to their
absence. The sky was filled with dark,
heavy clouds making the place look like a cemetery. </span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">After walking for what seemed like an hour, the path came to a
fork. There were three forks each bordered by metal grills on both sides.
Everyone stopped dead in their tracks. I asked them what happened. They looked
as if they had been completely immobilized.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">In a flash, even before I could think of it, they broke into a
run, into the darkness of the first fork. Now it seemed as if I had taken their
place. I stood there rooted to the spot, wondering what happened. It took me a
few seconds to realize what had happened.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Then I said, “Guys, this is not funny. I know you’re trying to
scare me”. </span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I felt a chill run down my spine even as I said it. Where did
they go? I couldn’t understand why they were scaring me. Also, while walking
with them I felt that they were hypnotized. Then, suddenly out of the first
fork came a blood curdling yell. </span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I felt the ground shaking. Was it an earthquake? Definitely it
could not be, since it felt as if it was coming towards me. A loud howl came
from the first fork. The thing that was shaking the ground seemed to be very
close to. Then from the horizon, came the earth-shakers. A pack of twelve to
fifteen wolves ran in a second into the first fork, even without looking at me.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">At an instant, the air was filled with howls of the wolves and
yells of my dying friends. I didn’t want to go back. Who knew how many more
wolves were waiting there. Because three was my lucky number, I decided to
enter the third fork. </span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">As soon as I ran into the third fork, the ground began to
shake again. About twenty wolves, their yellow, sharp teeth bared at me were
chasing me. I knew they were faster than me and there was no way I could get
away from them, I still decided to give it a go. I ran with all my energy.
Then, with one mighty howl, the wolf right behind me pounced on me.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I fell down, right on my back. I heard a soft crack from my
back. The wolf’s mouth watered. A voice in my head said, “Let it go, my dear
boy. There’s no way you can survive”. Then another voice, that sounded brave,
said, “What is the need to die, young man. You have a long life ahead of you.
Try your best to survive”.</span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I felt that I could survive. I landed a hard kick, right on
the wolf’s stomach. It fell off me and I began to run. The wolves pounced on
me. I was so filled with adrenaline, that I could fight them off me. A boy, one
or two years younger than me, was running beside me. It felt really good to
have company, making it feel like a god sent gift.</span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Then to my horror, the fork came to an end. As the saying
goes, when none of the doors open, try the windows. At the end of the fork, I
saw a few rocks. With all my energy, I jumped up, onto one of the rocks. The
boy beside me did the same. The wolves, unable to climb the rocks, stopped
following us. </span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Instead of feeling better, I felt as if everything was lost.
We were stuck between the demon and the deep sea. If we jumped back, the wolves
would gobble us up. It would be really difficult to fight all of them at once.
And the rocks we were standing on were moving slightly ahead, threatening to
fall down the valley.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The only hope of surviving was to jump off the rocks, to the
other side of the garden which was about three to four yards away. I decided to
risk it. I took a long breath, steadied my legs and jumped. As soon as I did
it, the rocks slid off the platform and slipped down the valley along with the
boy.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The wolves </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">ran away
from the fork. But definitely, there was no way I was going back to the fork. I
walked ahead into the other side of the garden. There was nothing of interest,
only trees, bushes and shrubs. I walked for some more time and came to a
mountain. On the top of the mountain I saw a blue object.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">I decided to climb the
mountain to the blue object. There were small gaps in the mountains which I could
use perfectly to climb the mountain. After an hour of climbing, when each and
every part of my body ached, I reached the blue object. It was something I had
never expected. A helicopter!</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">But this was the strangest
of its kind that I had seen. It was cuboid in shape with an entrance like a
submarine’s. Everything else was like a normal helicopter. I went inside it,
but there was no one in side. Because my legs aching due to walking so far, I
sat in the pilot’s seat. </span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">I rested my hand on the
platform in front of me, which were full of buttons. To my horror, my elbow
pressed on one of my buttons. The blades of the helicopter began rotate. I
froze as I felt the helicopter rise in the air.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">Now there was only one
thing I could do: Control the helicopter. But how could I. I didn’t know a
single thing about helicopters. I took the steering wheel and pulled it back as
hard as I could. The chopper rose higher faster into the sky and shot forward.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">My hands filled with
sweat, and my head started to ache. The helicopter seemed to listen to my brain
more than the steering wheel. It carried me along for a long time until I felt
cold air enter the chopper. I looked down and saw I was flying above the
Mediterranean Sea.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">Then as if the sea was
huge magnet it sucked the chopper down into its own waves. I tried hard to
control it with my mind and steering wheel. But it was of no use. The bottom of
the chopper was touching the surface of the wave. Water entered the helicopter.
In a few seconds the water was up to my chest. All hope was lost and there was
nothing else to do other than pray. There was a small locket and quite stupidly
clutched it tightly in my hand.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">Then a huge wave crashed
against the helicopter. The door of the helicopter snapped open. The water was
almost up to my nose. I tried my best to increase the altitude of the chopper,
but in vain. My worst night mare was true. The water filled the helicopter
completely. There was no way I could swim up to the door and open it in a
moving helicopter.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">Then suddenly the
helicopter rose from the sea level. It was gaining altitude. Then in a few
minutes all the water was drained out from a small hole in which I guessed it
entered. In few hours the chopper was flying over my home town, Bangalore. </span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">Then a jerk caused turbulence
in the helicopter. There was a small blast in the engine and it was losing
altitude. In a distance I could see my apartment. Not now, not when I’m so
close to my destination, I thought. The chopper began to heat up. It was so hot
in a matter of a few seconds that I felt the locket in my hand would melt. I
clutched it so tight my hand started aching but I didn’t let go.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">“Sonu ... Sonu wake up.
It’s time for your cricket class”, came my father’s voice. What was happening?
The scene was dissolving. I woke up, sweating completely. It was a dream! It was
all an illusion showed to me by my brain! I was never so happy to see my house!
It was a dream that I could never forget! But was it I felt my palm burning and
paining dreadfully and when I opened my clenched fist, I was most shocked to
find the locket stuck hard to my palm!!!</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><br />
THE END</span></span></span></div>
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shusrith's taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02019692735650981291noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8631852312651657378.post-5379796377659758932014-06-04T08:15:00.001-07:002017-06-16T10:27:52.259-07:00The thief of the cotton rolls<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 115%;">Once there lived a cotton trader. He
had to deliver cotton rolls to the country of China. He had to travel a great distance
to reach his destination. He got tired on the way and slept under the shade of
a statue of Buddha.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 115%;">He kept his bundle of rolls beside him
while sleeping. When he woke up his cotton rolls were missing. He went to the
judge of the city and told him his problem.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 115%;">The judge told everyone “As this man
was sleeping under the statue of the Buddha the statue is the culprit. We must
go and arrest that statue”.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 115%;">All the people were left dumbstruck.
The judge and a few men went to the statue, lifted it and brought it to the
house of the judge. There were many more people than the day before.</span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 115%;">Many people were laughing at the
decision of the judge. The judge called all the people who were laughing at his
decision. </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 115%;">He told the people “I had made my
decision and the king has made laws that whoever laughs at my decision must be
punished. So, these people deserve punishment”.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 115%;">“They must bring a bundle of cotton
rolls from their houses or else they will be arrested”. So, the next day all of
the people who were ‘punished’ brought a bag of cotton rolls each.</span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 115%;">All the bags were checked secretly
inside the judge’s house. One of the bags was the merchant’s. The man who had
brought the merchant’s bag was arrested.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 115%;"> The merchant got his bag back and was happy.
Then the judge told all the people why he arrested the statue and gave those
people punishment. All the people praised the judge’s wisdom and went back
home.</span></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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shusrith's taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02019692735650981291noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8631852312651657378.post-68656408420719466262014-06-04T08:14:00.001-07:002017-06-16T10:28:04.077-07:00The rope of Ash<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Once there
was a rich merchant who had only one son. His son was very lazy and foolish.
The merchant was very worried about his son. He would become the heir to all
his wealth. He wanted his son to use the money wisely. So, he decided that he
would marry his son to a wise woman. </span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">He called
his son and told him to take a herd of rams to the market and buy five bags of
rice. His son asked him if he should sell the rams. The merchant told him to
bring the rice and the rams back.</span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The son was
confused. He went to the market and sat there waiting for someone to help him.
No one came to his help. Everyone was busy and no one paid attention to him. It
was noon and he hadn’t bought the rice. </span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">He decided
to go to his house. As he was getting up to leave a girl came and asked him are
those rams for sale. He told her that they were not for sale. Then she asked
him why he was sitting there. He was amazed by her beauty. He told her about
the task his father had given him. He asked her how he could buy rice without selling
the rams.</span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">She told him
you should go home with the rams but you can sell their wool. They went and
borrowed a pair of shears and cut the rams’ wool. He sold all the wool and had
enough money to buy five bags of rice.</span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">He took the
rams and the rice home and showed his father. His father did not say anything.
He told him to come to the dining room the next morning. The next morning he
went to the dining room and found his father waiting for him there. </span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">His father
told him to take the same rams to the market and buy six bags of barley. He
told him to bring the barley and wool back. His son like the day before was
stumped.</span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">He went to
the market and sat there waiting for someone to help him. He hoped that the
girl would help him again. That noon the girl came again and asked him what was
the task his father had given today.</span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">He told her
the task his father had given him. He asked her how he could buy barley without
selling the rams or its wool. She again helped him. She told him that he could
sell the horns of the rams. </span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">He thanked
her and cut the horns of the rams and sold it and bought six bags of barley. He
went home and showed the barley. His father knew that he had not done the work
all by himself. </span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">He asked his
son to tell the truth about who had helped him. He told his father about the
girl. His father told him to tell the girl to make a rope of ash.</span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The son went
and told the girl about the task for her. She went home and kept a rope on a tile
and burnt it. The rope was burnt but the ash was left on the tile.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></span>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">She took the
tile and ash of the rope to the merchant and showed it to him. The merchant was
very happy with her asked her to marry his son. They were married. After the
death of the merchant his son continued his business with the help of his
intelligent wife.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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shusrith's taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02019692735650981291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8631852312651657378.post-51529286994806440102014-04-10T01:51:00.001-07:002017-06-16T10:28:15.606-07:00The wise prince<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">A</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">long</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">time</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">ago</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">three</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">kings</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">were</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">travelling</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">to</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">a</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">distant</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">land.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">As</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">it</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">was</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">a</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">long</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">way</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">from</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">their</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">kingdoms,</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">they</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">took</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">a</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">shortcut.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">On</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">their</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">way</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">they</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">saw</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">an</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">uninhabited</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">land.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">The</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">kings</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">thought</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">it</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">was</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">a</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">good</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">place</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">for</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">people</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">to</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">live,</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">so</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">they</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">thought </span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">of</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">developing</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">it</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">into</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">a</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">city.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">After</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">they</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">finished</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">their</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">work</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">they</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">brought</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">people</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">from</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">their</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">kingdom</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">to</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">that</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">land</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">and</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">built</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">great</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">mansions,</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">buildings,</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">schools,</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">universities, etc.
They</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">built</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">the</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">city</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">beautifully</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">and</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">it</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">was adored</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">by</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">everyone.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">But</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">the</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">only</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">thing</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">missing</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">was</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">proper</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">security</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">A</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">cruel</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">king</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">heard</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">of</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">it</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">and</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">planned</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">to</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">attack</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">the</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">city.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">As</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">the</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">security</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">was</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">not</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">proper</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">the</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">king</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">attacked</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">it</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">easily</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">and</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">looted</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">all</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">its</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">riches,</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">destroyed</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">all</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">the wonderful</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">things</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">in</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">it</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">and</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">it</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">became
uninhabitable again. The</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">kings</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">could not rescue their new</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">city</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">and</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">they</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">could</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">not</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">help</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">much</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">as</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">they</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">had</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">spent</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">more</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">than</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">three – fourths</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">of</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">their</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">treasure in building the city.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">They</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">donated some of the left
over treasure</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">to</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">the</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">citizens</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">and</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">helped them build</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">small</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">huts as they could not afford great</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">mansions like</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">before.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">There</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">were</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">no</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">great</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">buildings,</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">towers</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">or</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">anything</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">except</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">small</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">dirty</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">huts</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">and</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">hungry</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">people.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">After
twenty years the
three princes of
the kings came
to the city
which actually was
like a poor
village. The first
prince couldn’t stand
to see such
poverty. He gave
away all his
valuable jewels and
gold. The second
prince also couldn’t
stand to see
such poverty and
gave away all
his food and
drink. The third
prince thought for
a while and
just rode away
on his horse.
The other two
princes said ‘ Hey
look at him. He
lacks decency and
generosity. What a shame
for a prince!’
they said. After
four hours they
saw the prince riding
back towards the
village with a
large wagon. The wagon
contained farming implements,
tools and sacks
of seeds. He
gave it to
all the citizens. </span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">After two years,
the princes saw
that the village
was developing into
a town. All
the small huts
became normal sized
houses and some
buildings were built.
The two princes
who commented about
the other prince
realized that they
had just helped
the citizen so
that they can
feel better about
themselves whereas the
other prince really
worried about the
people and had
given them a
permanent solution out
of poverty. The
jewels, gold, food
and drink could
help the people
temporarily whereas the
farming tools could
help them to
get out of
poverty p</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">ermanently.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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shusrith's taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02019692735650981291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8631852312651657378.post-67469030690579200562013-11-08T07:21:00.000-08:002017-06-16T10:28:35.315-07:00The Farmer and his Good Friends<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Once</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">a</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">farmer</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">called</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Ram</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">lived</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">in</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">a</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">small</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">village.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">He</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">was</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">very</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">kind – hearted.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Many</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">animals</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">lived</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">in</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">his</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">farm.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">They</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">also</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">helped</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">him</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">to
grow</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">crops. Like</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">the</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">hen</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">killed</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">all</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">the</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">worms</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">which</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">destroyed</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">the</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">crops,</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">the</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">owls</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">which</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">killed</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">the</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">mice</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">and</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">other</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">night</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
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</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">animals</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">which</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">made</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
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</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">in</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Ram ‘ s</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">fields.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">One day a baby snake
came to his
field. “ Kill that
snake, It’s very poisonous”
shouted all the
workers. But Ram was
a very kind
person. He stopped the
workers and took
it to a
corner and made
a burrow for
the snake. He
also made a path
near his
field because he
thought it may
kill the mice
living there. He also
took nice care
of it. But the
snake grew up
to be cruel. Instead of
killing mice it
killed the other
animals that helped
Ram. Ram also came
to know about
the snake but
he didn’t do
anything. But the
snake was scared
only of a
long stick Ram
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">One day a kite was
perched on a
broken branch near
the snake’s burrow.
He saw the kite
and jumped on
it and wrapped
himself around the
kite. All the
animals tried to
pull the kite
but the snake
had wrapped himself
tightly around the
kite. Suddenly the
snake saw Ram
with the long
stick and let
go of the
kite. The kite
was relieved. But
the snake didn’t
give up so
easily. This time
he planned to
attack Ram and
his family but
he never got
an opportunity because
Ram always used
to carry the
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">One day, Ram and his
family were returning from
the market. This
time Ram wasn’t
carrying the stick
so the snake jumped
at Ram’s foot
to bite him.
The kite whom
Ram had saved
picked the snake
and threw him
far from the
farm. Ram was
very happy and so were
the other animals.
The whole farm
rejoiced again.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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shusrith's taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02019692735650981291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8631852312651657378.post-76581841212405670252012-03-04T04:31:00.002-08:002017-06-16T10:54:16.435-07:00THE STORY OF MR.SMITH<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 24.0pt;">Mr.Smith was a rich person. His wife wanted him to work but he always refused, as he had fallen in bad company. One day he was going to his friend’s house. Thunder, struck! There was a flash and he saw a staircase that led him down the earth. Before he could walk down the steps, lightning struck again and spoke,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 24.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dear</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Smith, walk down this staircase and follow the instructions.</i>”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 24.0pt;">There were instructions written on the walls. On the last wall it was written as, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 24.0pt;">“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wear this</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">watch”</i> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 24.0pt;">He wore the watch which was kept on a table nearby. As he wore the watch it got stuck to his hand and he could not remove it. Suddenly the table said,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 24.0pt;">”<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">This is a magical</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">watch and no one can remove it</i>. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">And</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">you can transform into any alien. You will get special powers to help people. Use it wisely.”<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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shusrith's taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02019692735650981291noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8631852312651657378.post-33874289578684980952012-02-20T02:58:00.000-08:002017-06-16T10:29:29.071-07:00The man and the maid.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #3366ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Once upon a time, there was an Indian who traveled to a far
island. </span><span style="color: #3366ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Gautami;">He wanted to go to his sister’s
house. She had a maid who was very cunning. When he reached, and knocked the
door, the maid opened it. </span><span style="color: #3366ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Shruti;">She saw the Indian
and thought,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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trick him”</i> and said, “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">those who enter
here should pay us $100.”<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #3366ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Oh? Ok,
take it”</span></i><span style="color: #3366ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> he said and gave her $100. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">When he entered he said,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #3366ff; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Shruti;">“My bags are outside. Can you bring it in for me?”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #3366ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">When she went out, the man shut the
door. </span><span style="color: #3366ff; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MV Boli";">When the maid told him to open the
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