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    Indian Children’s Stories: Illustrated
    Indian Children’s Stories: Illustrated
    Indian Children’s Stories: Illustrated
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    Indian Children’s Stories: Illustrated

    By Shubhada Dasgupta

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    Shining Star Press brings to you a collection of colourfully illustrated children's stories for you child's entertainment. These Stories are specially chosen to kindle you child's imagination. Try them now. 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherShining Star Press
    Release dateFeb 27, 2019
    ISBN9781386830344
    Indian Children’s Stories: Illustrated

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    Indian Children’s Stories - Shubhada Dasgupta

    The Witness

    THERE lived a man named Shivnarain in some village. He was a wealthy man. He used to lend money to his villagers and help them from time to time And the villagers used to return his money after harvesting and selling their crops. Shivnarain was a benevolent person, and so he never charged the villagers more than what he lent. He didn’t believe in lending money on interest.

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    ONE DAY SHIVNARAIN left his home for some other village. He had hardly gone out of his village when he happened to meet a man whose name was Devdutt. Devdutt saluted him and said humbly, Seth Ji!. My hut has become old and is in a very bad condition. l want to have it thatched before it starts raining. Because if I don’t get it thatched, the old thatched roof won’t be able to bear the lashes of the rain. it would be so very kind of you if you could kindly lend me two hundred rupees for this purpose. I shall return your money with interest after selling my crops. Shivnarain pitied Devdutt and gave him two hundred rupees, But Devdutt did not stick to his promise. Though his crops had ripened and been harvested and the next crop was about to be harvested, he did not even think of returning Shivnarain’s money. One day Shivnarain called him to his residence and said to him with affection, Devdutt! You have not yet returned my money. One year has already elapsed and the second year also is coming to an end.

    What are you talking about! I had borrowed money from you! No, sir! I have never borrowed money from you, said Devdutt exhibiting a little surprise.

    Shivnarain said, Friend! Please try to remember. You had met me when l was on the way to some other village. You told me that you needed two hundred rupees to have your hut thatched. And seeing you in so pitiable a condition I had lent you two hundred rupees. Now you are playing innocent as if you don’t remember anything.

    All right! Even if I have forgotten, you must be having the papers with my signature. Send the papers to me and l shall pay you back the amount the papers show, said Devdutt. He knew it only too well that he had not signed any papers while borrowing the money from Shivnarain. Shivnarain said, But I did not get any papers signed by you in return, because I trusted you.

    Shivnarain Ji! I admit that you are a rich man and belong to a wealthy family. But why is it that you are loading an innocent person like me with the burden of your debt, said Devdutt in a harsh tone.

    Seeing them arguing thus some villagers gathered there. They asked them, What is the matter! Why are you two quarrelling?

    Shivnarain explained to them everything in detail. But Devdutt declared him a liar saying that he had not borrowed any money from him. He also said that Shivnarain was taking advantage of his status and was trying to extract money from him. At last the villagers suggested to them-This problem can be sorted out with the chief of the village only. So let us all go to him.

    Devdutt said, I am not afraid. I am ready to go to the chief of the village also. Thus all the villagers including Shivnarain and Devdutt went to the chief of the village.

    The chief of the village was very wise and clever. He listened to the arguments of Shivnarain and Devdutt quietly. When asked for an explanation Devdutt said angrily, I am not a beggar. Why do I need to borrow two hundred rupees from him? I had had my hut repaired with the money l earned from selling my crops. And if at all Shivnarain had lent me money, why did he keep silent for such a long time? Why did he not get the papers signed by me during the last two years?

    Brother! There was none present when I gave you money. I had given you money under a banyan tree, said Shivnarain.

    The chief of the village said, All right! We shall make the banyan tree our witness. Go and tell that tree that l have called it here.

    What are you saying chief? How can a banyan tree come here to appear as a witness? asked Shivnarain doubtfully. The chief said, The banyan tree is bound to come once it comes to know that l have called it. Shivnarain set off to convey the message to the banyan tree. Everyone around was astonished to hear the chief speak in this manner. Devdutt was very happy. He began thinking, This old chief seems to have gone mad. How can a banyan tree stand witness to my borrowing money from Shivnarain. After observing silence for quite some time the chief asked Devdutt, Devdutt! What do you think, would Shivnarain have reached the banyan tree by now?

    Devdutt said, How can he reach there so soon. That banyan tree is at a distance of four miles from here. Apart from the long distance, it has also rained today. There is a pond in the way and the road also must have become muddy due to rain. Then, there are so many banyan trees and it would not be easy for him to locate that particular banyan tree. Hearing this the chief struck Devdutt with a thick staff on his back and said loudly, You Swine! You thief! So you know under which banyan tree Shivnarain had given you money.

    All the villgers were full of praise for the chief to see his wisdom. After a little more enquiry Devdutt gave up and admitted that he had borrowed two hundred rupees from Shivnarain two years ago. He had to return the money with interest.

    The Sixth Sense

    Avery long time ago , Udaibhanu used to be the king of the group of golden islands. He had a vast kingdom. He had everything in his kingdom including diamond, gems and jewellery. Still he was not satisfied. He had a lust to expand his kingdom. .

    One day riding his horse he went on a hunting trip and chasing a deer he reached the bank of a river. The deer vaulted, crossed the river and disappeared in the forest.

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    THE KING CAME TO A standstill watching the deer disappear. It was dusk time and the sky looked red all around. Birds were warbling in the trees. He could hear the sweet sound of jingling of bells of the cows returning to their places.

    For a moment the king was enamored of the beauty of the place. He forgot that he had come on a hunting trip and had come there chasing a deer. He was so lost in the natural beauty of the place that he halted there for some time enjoying the landscape.

    He returned to his palace and sent his soldier to that place to ask the chief to come and see him. But the chief refused to go and see the king. The chief said, This area does not come under the jurisdiction of the kingdom of King Chandrabhanu and we are not his subjects; and so, I refuse to go to see him.

    But the king was greedy. He was accustomed to seizing the properties of others. He, without waiting another moment, took his large army and launched an attack on that village.

    It was a village of fishermen. All they had were only sticks to face the large army of King Udaibhanu. But the greatest weapon they had was-firm determination to die for their freedom. And it was this weapon with which they fought against the powerful army of King Udaibhanu. There was a fierce fighting for two days. One by one most of the fishermen of the village were killed. The water of the river became red with the colour of their blood. When only a few fishermen were left to fight, the women, children and the old people of the village also joined them in the battle.

    King Udaibhanu was simply perplexed. He had never, in his life, faced a defeat. He had conquered many very big kingdoms within no time and without any problem. Now how to accept a defeat before these fishermen? It was next to impossible. He was very angry. He decided to go to the battlefield himself. Once again his army was arranged

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