Montu's Bag

Montu’s red school bag with his yellow wide padded straps was stamping his feet and fighting with the books.

Suddenly he turned upward down and all the books fell on the floor.

The books cried with pain-“ewwwwwww, it hurts”

The school bag giggled and said-“Wow! Now I am relaxed

The books were almost crying. English book said with tears-“Why are you so rude to us.”

The school bag replied carelessly-“I always carry all of you but Montu loves you more.”

Maths book came forward with a smile and said-“Montu also loves you a lot.”

“No, he always puts a new plastic cover on you to protect from water but never even wraps me in any paper.”

All the books loved the school bag very much so one by one they tried to convince him. But bag was not ready to listen to any argument.

He ran and hid himself in the corner of the cupboard where no body could find him.

After some time Montu came in his room to study. He started crying seeing all the books scattered on the floor.

The school bag felt bad for Montu but did not come out.

Montu’s mother came almost running and was shocked to see the books on the floor and some of the pages ripped out of them.

Montu said between sobbing-“My school bag has gone missing.”

His mother hugged him and said-“Don’t worry; I will bring you a new one.”

Little Montu started to cry again and cried stamping his feet on the floor-“I love my red bag and will not take any other bag.”

Red bag’s eyes were also wet as he did not realize ever that Montu loved him so much.

He crept out of the cupboard and reached near bed.

Montu suddenly saw him and hugged it happily.

He jumped with joy and said –““My sweet bag, I missed you very much.”

The school bag smiled and said to himself-“Me too!”

And his mother was smiling along with the books.
MANJARI SHUKLA

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