An original story, written by our student Pratyush Mohile.

Pratyush is 12 years old, a young orator from Mumbai. We are proud to have him as a student of the Online Creative Writing Program through Applied Storytelling & Theatre under the mentorship of Trainer Khusshbo Chokhaani. We congratulate Pratyush for this exemplary true self-expression.

Faith

When the hot summer peaked in Dharampur, Gujarat, people were under the brunt of heat and humidity physically and mentally. With taps, ponds, and lakes running dry, there was a shortage of water which is why some people were calling it an evil summer.

In this hot summer, Gopal was working hard in his father’s fields. He was slim and had brown eyes with a Roman nose. He had brown hair and was fully tanned. He was a very hardworking, smart, and kind person who loved to work in the fields.

He always wanted his plants to stay healthy. This is why he would buy the best fertilizers and soil for the plants so that one day they will grow well. He had a sibling called Keshav. He helped him to water the four-hundred-acre farm and also helped him put soil.

After a few weeks because of Keshav and Gopal’s hard work, they earned a lot of money and thought of going to Gandhinagar but Gopal refused to go and said, “I don’t want to go because when we go then who will look after the plants? They will die”.

“No they won’t, you have given them enough water they will survive don’t worry my child,” said his father. Yes, Dad is right we will enjoy”, said Keshav.

“Your mother also lives there. Don’t you want to meet your mom?”  their father, “Yes I will be very happy to meet mamma, so I will also come” said Gopal. when Gopal and his family went, they were not aware that it would be fifty degrees Celsius in Dharampur and they were enjoying the family time.

Later when it was time to push off for Dharampur, Gopal waved his hands and said goodbye to his mother, butas soon as they reached home, they were shocked. Their fields were filled with dry crops and dry plants. At this sight Gopal broke into tears and started sulking, “No! what has happened to my crops? Who did this? How did this happen? I know whatever has happened is not good now. I think that there is no sufficient water for us to drink now. How will we water such a huge yard? No, No there should be some way “. Gopal’s father said, “My boy there is only one way left and that is to pray to lord Vishnu and ask him to bring rain”

Hearing this Gopal immediately rushed to the temple and prayed for four hours and said in his mind, “O lord Vishnu please let the rains come as you are responsible for rain.  Please shed some rain in this water crisis. All the villagers and my farm are suffering,” praying this he went back to sleep.

The next day a miracle took place because when Gopal got up, there was rain everywhere. He was extremely happy. It seemed his prayers were answered. This rainfall was neither heavy nor less It was perfect and Gopal’s farm flourished and villagers got a full year of drinking water.

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