Village Children - A Short Story
Village Children
They were lively, full of Spirit. Joyous mood was there only expression. They were seen always either in the field, garden or pond. Playing in the field or in trees, fishing, making a long trip on foot were their habitual works. The birds would sing for them, the trees would smile and put forth rich vegetables, fruits, flowers etc. The air would bring sweet smell and pleasant sensations, natural cycles were unchanged. The rain used to come frequently to touch them. All these were because there were happy children in the villages.
The rural scenery could not be imagined without the happy children. The earth seemed to be a happy place. Suddenly the children were missing. They could not be seen in the fields, gardens or ponds, even the fields, gardens or ponds were missing. Confusion engulfed the thinkers - were happy children missing as there was no pond, garden or field, or were the ponds, gardens, fields missing as there was no happy child. Anyway, all of them were missing.
There stood large buildings in place of fields, gardens or ponds. A few were educational or professional institutions. They spread the thought that "No competition no happy life". That destroyed happiness of the children. The wheel of competition ruined their childhood, their happiness. So, the happy children were lost and it was pathetic to everything on earth.
The birds did not sing, even they were not seen. They were also lost like the trees. Gardens after gardens vanished. The air did not bring the sweet fragrance.There was no pleasure in the air. It turned into gush. Natural cycle stopped. It forgot to change. So, warm weather remained always and everywhere. Rain forgot to come. Who would it come for? The happy children were missing. All of them were demanding in silence, "Bring back the habit children, bring back the happy children."
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