Adapted from an old folk tale
Kishore was engrossed in solving the quadratic equations homework that he had to submit the next day. Suddenly he heard a click. His heart thumped. Could it be the house owner. He looked around quickly. All the furniture was covered as usual. He packed his books quickly into his school bag and then hid it behind the sofa. He hid himself in the bathroom loft. The houseowner entered with his 3 friends.
"See, everything furnished. But whats the use. I have covered everything up to avoid dust", the house owner said. He shrugged off the sofa cover, almost revealing the hidden school bag. The cloud of dust left everyone sneezing. "See, For one year, this house is closed. I want your help to clean this. I want to get rid of this house. Even if somebody lived here secretly, I would not come to know". His friends laughed at the idea and as they discussed, he closed the door and left. Kishore came down from the loft and started breathing regularly now. He was afraid. Where will he go now ?
"Dont worry, nothing will happen", the watchman assured him. And like he said, a few days passed away without any developments.
But one day, Kishore heard the door open again. The Houseowner came with his brother-in-law. "Please help me to clean this big house. We can do it this sunday", and they left quickly.
"Dont worry, nothing will happen", the watchman assured him again. And like he said, an entire month passed away without any developments.
Finally, one friday night the houseowner came alone, he had brought some tools and washing equipments with him. He kept it there and went away.
The watchman said, "You have no option but to leave now. He has decided to do it himself".
Kishore was engrossed in solving the quadratic equations homework that he had to submit the next day. Suddenly he heard a click. His heart thumped. Could it be the house owner. He looked around quickly. All the furniture was covered as usual. He packed his books quickly into his school bag and then hid it behind the sofa. He hid himself in the bathroom loft. The houseowner entered with his 3 friends.
"See, everything furnished. But whats the use. I have covered everything up to avoid dust", the house owner said. He shrugged off the sofa cover, almost revealing the hidden school bag. The cloud of dust left everyone sneezing. "See, For one year, this house is closed. I want your help to clean this. I want to get rid of this house. Even if somebody lived here secretly, I would not come to know". His friends laughed at the idea and as they discussed, he closed the door and left. Kishore came down from the loft and started breathing regularly now. He was afraid. Where will he go now ?
"Dont worry, nothing will happen", the watchman assured him. And like he said, a few days passed away without any developments.
But one day, Kishore heard the door open again. The Houseowner came with his brother-in-law. "Please help me to clean this big house. We can do it this sunday", and they left quickly.
"Dont worry, nothing will happen", the watchman assured him again. And like he said, an entire month passed away without any developments.
Finally, one friday night the houseowner came alone, he had brought some tools and washing equipments with him. He kept it there and went away.
The watchman said, "You have no option but to leave now. He has decided to do it himself".
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