Posts Tagged ‘children’

Just after joining school, the very thing children talk about is “ambition”. Dreaming of becoming something has always been a common practice among the young ones. Ask every child what he/she wants to become and we would have the ready answer. Some aspire to become  doctors Read more »

“Akhai,” shouted the leader, pushed the other boy aside before he broke into a heavy laughter, which  was followed by the group echoing him. “That’s not much really…” The little boy’s ears became apple red, but he could not deny the thrill and pleasure of riding down the hill in that newly invented Shingta-Khorlo (wooden horse on the wheel). There was no horse to pull the cart; Read more »

Long ago there lived a king in a certain kingdom. Now the king had a secret, which he succeeded in hiding it even from his queen. But he could not hide it from one man – his own trusted chamberlain. He made his chamberlain swear that he would not disclose it to anyone. The chamberlain held unto the secret for a long time. However, one day when he found out Read more »

Thank you PaSsu

Once in a village in the far East lived two brothers. They lived in a traditional one roomed house.   Read more »

Once there lived a couple. The husband was a merchant who had to travel to distant places to sell his goods. One day he was on a business trip, leaving behind his pregnant wife. He travelled for many days and nights exchanging goods in different places. Read more »

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‘Hello?’ sorry the subscriber is busy at the moment;
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The wings of morning rays spread
Daylight upon damp garden
As I awoke to the newest hour Read more »

In a small village, there lived a man and his wife, who gave birth to a beautiful daughter. A few days later, the mother died of an acute illness. The husband alone took the responsibility of looking after the daughter. Read more »

“It is because I made the mistake of falling in love with you that has made my life this miserable,” Tee said to Dee. They have been married for 13 years and it was hardly a happy one.

The marriage they were going through was different from what they had imagined it to be when they were young and madly in love. Read more »

The rough unpaved road converged on a small hamlet that lay half concealed in dense forest. I tramped the entire length of road, rejoicing in the way nature looked in the early spring. Everybody knows my craving and how crazy I am when it comes to rambling in our countryside. My mind was soaked in ecstasy with melodic birdsong in my ear; the verdancy of flora adorned the area and a little brook that sparkled added to the poignancy of my experience.

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