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Kites and vultures came down whirling their way through the sky.
The Arab went away abusing. Birds made a merry feast. Dogs got a rich repast.
Three days passed away. All that remained of him was a mere skeleton. Second Episode :
There was a tender girl of twelve. Beautiful beyond compare, highly intellectual, perfectly polite. She was a darling of all.
Once a tiny spot appeared on her face. It went on enlarging. Hands and feet were then covered with such spots. Like the flood of river, they rapidly spread over her body.
Leprosy took possession of her whole body.
Nobody looks at her. Even in simple matters, she is spurned and scorned by all. Happy dreams hooked on the hanger of time are all dashed to the ground. Physicians, doctors, homeopathists, allopathists, and a tribe of them are in plenty on the earth. The girl's father has riches. He spends them lavishly to cure the malady. But nothing helps.
Disliked by all, spurned by all, this girl sits in a sequestered corner of the house. She simply lives in the absence of death intervening. Third Episode :
By hard labour, sweat and tears, a father puts by some savings for his only son. From these savings, he provides for the education of the son. Old age imposes an oppressive strain on his body. His body refuses to do any kind of work. But if he sits idly at home, the stark reality confronting him is that the whole family will face starvation. He forces his unwilling body to work with great strength of will. He drags his body to work in the world of labour with great persuasion to himself.
