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- An 8 year old small girl called Valliammai or Valli, was very curious about things and her favorite pastime was standing in the front of the door way and watching the streets. She has no playmates of her age so this is all he had to do.
- Watching the street gave her many new unusual experiences. The most fascinating thing of all was the bus that travelled between her village and the nearest town. The sight of the bus, filled each time with a new set of passengers, was a source of unending joy for Valli.
- Day after day she watched the bus, and gradually a tiny wish crept into her head and grew there: she wanted to ride on that bus, even if just once. This wish became stronger and stronger, until it was an overwhelming desire.
- Valli would stare wistfully at the people who got on or off the bus when it stopped at the street corner. Their faces would kindle in her longings, dreams, and hopes.
- If one of her friends happened to ride the bus and tried to describe the sights oft he town to her, Valli would be too jealous to listen and would shout, in English: “Proud! proud!” Neither she nor her friends really understood the meaning of the word, but they used it often as a slang expression of disapproval.
- Over many days and months Valli listened carefully to conversations between her neighbors and people who regularly used the bus, and she also asked a few discreet questions here and there.
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