The Lost Child
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By Mulk Raj Anand
Storyboard Text
- It was spring. From the cold shades of narrow lanes and alleys emerged a happy clad humanity. One little boy ran through his father’s legs brimming with life and laughter. His parents called as he lagged behind fascinated by the toys in the shops that lined the way. He asked for a toy but his father looked at him angrily. His mother tried to distract him.
- The Lost Child -Mulk Raj Anand
- Look child what is before you!
- On the way to the fair
- I want that toy!
- Come child, come!
- It was a flowering mustard field, a group of dragon flies were bustling about. The child followed them and tried to catch it, but his mother called him. He walked ahead his parents a little while then got attracted to the little insects on the ground.
- His parents went and sat in the grove and called him. As he entered the grove a shower of young flowers fell on him. He started collecting them, but he heard the doves and flowers dropped from his forgotten hands
- The dove! The dove!
- The sweetmeat seller was selling many varieties of sweets including the child's favorite burfi. There also was a garland seller selling garlands of gulmohur. He knew his parents won’t let him have any of those so he didn’t ask them and kept moving.
- At the fair
- Garland of gulmohur! A garland of gulmohur!
- They took the narrow winding path to the fair. As they neared the village, the child could see throngs of people entering the fair.
- I want burfi and a garland! But mother andfather won’t let me have them!
- Gulab jamun, Rasagulla,Burfi, Jalebi
- Gulab jamun, rasagulla, burfi, jalebi!
- Gulab jamun, rasagulla,burfi, jalebi!
- He moves on forward and sees a man selling ballon’s and a snake charmer playing a flute to a snake. He knows his parents won’t let him have the ballon or listen to snake charmer, so he still doesn’t ask and keeps moving forward.
- But when he sees the round about he asks his parents if could go on the round about. There was no reply. When he looked all around he saw that his parents weren’t there. He got scared and he stood there crying.
- MOTHER! FATHER!
- He ran hither and thither and to and fro looking for his parents. He could see through his filmy eyes men and women talking on the green grass. He tried to look intently through the people, but still no sign of his parents.
- He saw a shrine where people were crowding. He ran through the peoples feet looking for his parents. The poor child struggled so much . He even might have been trampled under foot. A man saw him and helped him out the crowd.
- I want my mother! I want my father!
- Whose baby are you? How did you get here?
- The stranger tried to soothe the child by giving him ballons, garlands, sweets. He also took the child to the roundabout and the snake charmer. But all the the child did was cry “I want my mother! I want my father!”
- I WANT MY MOTHER! I WANT MY FATHER!
- Will you have a ride on the horse?
- THE END
- Come child, come
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