Our Trees Still Grow in DehraFourteen Engaging Stories From One Of India'S Master Story-Tellers Semi-Autobiographical In Nature, These Stories Span The Period From The Author'S Childhood To The Present. We Are Introduced, In A Series Of Beautifully Imagined And Crafted Cameos, To The Author'S Family, Friends, And Various Other People Who Left A Lasting Impression On Him. In Other Stories We Revisit Bond'S Beloved Garhwal Hills And The Small Towns And Villages That He Has Returned To Time And Again In His Fiction. Together With His Well-Known Novella, A Flight Of Pigeons (Which Was Made Into The Film Junoon), Which Also Appears In This Collection, These Stories Once Again Bring Ruskin Bond'S India Vividly To Life. |
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Page 49
... Bansi Lal in his tonga . There were many tongas and tonga- drivers in Dehra but Bansi was my favourite driver . He was young and handsome and he always wore a clean white shirt and pyjamas . His pony , too , was bigger and faster than ...
... Bansi Lal in his tonga . There were many tongas and tonga- drivers in Dehra but Bansi was my favourite driver . He was young and handsome and he always wore a clean white shirt and pyjamas . His pony , too , was bigger and faster than ...
Page 54
... Bansi encouraged his pony to greater efforts . He rose in his seat , leaned forward and slapped the pony across the haunches . From a brisk trot we changed to a carefree canter . The tonga swayed from side to side . I clung to Bansi's ...
... Bansi encouraged his pony to greater efforts . He rose in his seat , leaned forward and slapped the pony across the haunches . From a brisk trot we changed to a carefree canter . The tonga swayed from side to side . I clung to Bansi's ...
Page 55
... Bansi began sloshing water over the patient animal's back . After this , Bansi led both me and the pony out of the stream and together we gave the carriage a good washing down . I'd had a free ride and Bansi got the services of a free ...
... Bansi began sloshing water over the patient animal's back . After this , Bansi led both me and the pony out of the stream and together we gave the carriage a good washing down . I'd had a free ride and Bansi got the services of a free ...
Contents
The BentDouble Beggar | 17 |
Untouchable | 24 |
Coming Home to Dehra | 39 |
Copyright | |
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