The little monkey stuck out its tongue from a safe distance. “Wait till I catch you,” Naren giggled, chasing it around the courtyard. The drawing-room door opened and his father stepped out with a tall, fair-complexioned man. “Jamal chacha,” Naren gave a shout of joy and ran towards the guest. “Where have you been all these days? I have been waiting for you! Remember the story you had begun the last time you were here, the one about the camels in Afghanistan? Please finish it today…”
Jamal Khan ruffled Naren’s hair and shook his head, “It will have to be another time, my boy…I have some urgent business to attend to...but,” and he winked. “I have brought you a small gift…” and taking out a box from his bag, he handed it to Naren. “These are Turkish sweets…I hope you like them…”
“Thank you,” smiled Naren. “May I give some to my monkey?”
Jamal Khan laughed, waving goodbye. “You may share them with whomever you wish…”
This story is from the February 2020 edition of The Vedanta Kesari.
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