Easy story for improving your communication skills

welcome to the family

Mama, do you have a Dettol in the house ? Aman said loudly as he came running. 'Give me some cotton wool with Dettol on it. Quick!'

Mrs Puri was in the kitchen preparing snacks for the evening tea. Her face turned pale as she heard aman's voice. Not a single day would pass without the boy getting a nasty cut somewhere.

'Have you hurt yourself again ? she  asked Aman as the boy neared her.

'its not me, mama,' said Aman. it's this little puppy. see this cut on the front leg! mama , how can boys be so cruel?'

the little puppy was still whimpering in aman's hands. which boys are you talking of? what did they do? asked his mother.

There were three of them. Quite grown up and strong. but heartless! see what they did to this puppy? Aman showed deep rope marks on the puppy's neck and a cut on his leg. First they pelted stones at him. Then they tied a rope around his neck and were pulling him.

first departed stones at him.

What did you do? Asked Mrs Puri.

there were three of them, said Aman . 'What could I do! I did plead with them. But who would listen?

Then ?

They would have strangled him to death.But Ganeshi Dada made the boys run away

We give the puppy some water to drink. Then I saw blood oozing out of his cut and rest to you.

Ganeshi is their Gardner

By now Mrs Puri and Aman had together washed the wound put some ointment on it and dressed it properly. The puppy was feeling comfortable and had quietened and down.

'Mama, can I keep him?

Aman asked after a while.

Mrs Puri gave a smile. Dadi maa just be back from the temple, She said. both of them knew how grandmother hated dogs.

Mama, please! pleaded Aman again. Just let him live here. Atleast till he gets well.

Mrs Puri kept quiet. Aman I was happy. Holding the puppy gently in his hands he went out whistling.

Aman named the puppy raja. He made a special shed for him near the garage.Everyday, he would feed him milk and bread and play with him. He would even go out at night to check if raja was alright. Raja too followed Aman everywhere like his shadow. But he never try to come inside the house. Even he knew he was not allowed in.

one day, as Dadi man was offering her morning prayers, she hear raja barking loudly.

She did not like to be disturbed at prayer time and felt angry. But rajya as barking became louder and alarming.

This raja is a big nuisance, she said to herself as she walked towards raja as shed ,stick in hand. She I was shocked. A man was trying to strangle raja. She hurled her stick at the man, who dropped raja on the ground and quickly ran away. Dadi maa noticed that the door of the garage was open. She understood that the man was car lifter and had come to steal their brand new ford figo car. Raja had tried to stop him by raising an alarm.

Dadi maa picked raja up and patted him on the head. As she moved towards the house with raja still in her arms, she thanked the lord and said to raja, welcome to the family, little one.