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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... sweeper - boy would keep guard , sleeping in the kitchen . Apart from him , I had no company ; only the neighbours ' children , and I did not like them and they did not like me . Their mother said , ' Don't play with the sweeper - boy ...
... sweeper - boy would keep guard , sleeping in the kitchen . Apart from him , I had no company ; only the neighbours ' children , and I did not like them and they did not like me . Their mother said , ' Don't play with the sweeper - boy ...
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... sweeper - boy smiled , and saluted in play . I avoided his eyes , and said , ' Go away . ' He went into the kitchen . I rose and crossed the room , and lifted my sun helmet off the hat- stand . A centipede ran down the wall , across the ...
... sweeper - boy smiled , and saluted in play . I avoided his eyes , and said , ' Go away . ' He went into the kitchen . I rose and crossed the room , and lifted my sun helmet off the hat- stand . A centipede ran down the wall , across the ...
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... sweeper - boy moved about the house , bolting doors , fastening windows . He asked me if I had any orders . I shook ... sweeper - boy's door , and then that too went out . I began to wish I had stayed with the neighbours . The darkness ...
... sweeper - boy moved about the house , bolting doors , fastening windows . He asked me if I had any orders . I shook ... sweeper - boy's door , and then that too went out . I began to wish I had stayed with the neighbours . The darkness ...
Contents
The BentDouble Beggar | 17 |
Untouchable | 24 |
Coming Home to Dehra | 39 |
Copyright | |
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