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
... Granny ? ' I asked , after I had run back to the veranda . ' I'm going to the bank . ' ' Can I come too ? ' ' Whatever for ? What will you do in the bank ? ' ' Oh , I won't come inside , I'll sit in the tonga with Bansi . ' ' Come along ...
... Granny ? ' I asked , after I had run back to the veranda . ' I'm going to the bank . ' ' Can I come too ? ' ' Whatever for ? What will you do in the bank ? ' ' Oh , I won't come inside , I'll sit in the tonga with Bansi . ' ' Come along ...
Page 103
... Granny , Pilloo and his mother , and Champa and Lado , and the dogs . There we were , eight of us in Lala's small house ; and , as far as I could tell , his own family was as large as ours . We were offered food , but we could not eat ...
... Granny , Pilloo and his mother , and Champa and Lado , and the dogs . There we were , eight of us in Lala's small house ; and , as far as I could tell , his own family was as large as ours . We were offered food , but we could not eat ...
Page 115
... Granny sat wringing her hands in desperation , while the others remained huddled together in a corner , concealing Pilloo , the only boy , beneath their shawls . The man with the sword led Mother and me from the house , followed by his ...
... Granny sat wringing her hands in desperation , while the others remained huddled together in a corner , concealing Pilloo , the only boy , beneath their shawls . The man with the sword led Mother and me from the house , followed by his ...
Contents
The BentDouble Beggar | 17 |
Untouchable | 24 |
Coming Home to Dehra | 39 |
Copyright | |
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