Kids Short Story – The Last Wish – a wish comes true
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The story sets in my locality- Amar Colony on street dogs , the challenges faced by one of them. It gives insight to the mind of the dogs. One Wish! Will it be fulfilled or not…. The Last Wish
It is the time when I was five years old.I used to visit my colony’s Sapna Park with my mother. . On a fine windy morning, in the park I saw a cute little puppy sitting under a palm tree which seemed to be its favourite place. I dont know I just called him Pearl.
“Hey Pearl! Will you become my friend?”
Its cuteness brought me in the park everyday in the morning, offering it some food to eat followed by some fresh milk. Pearl! Pearl had a strong sense of love and admiration, even his timing sense was quite strong. He waited before me at the park’s gate. As soon as it saw me it couldn’t control its emotions, began to stroll around waving its tail back and forth which indicated that he’s glad.I love to cuddle it .After feng with patience, we played together with a disc.
As the time passed with a jerk, we grew old. I was seven and Pearl was two. It didn’t brought much change in me – except my grade, of course but Pearl grew up into bitch, as said by my mom. I still continued meeting it after regular intervals but it didn’t show much interest , it didn’t run any more, turning lethargic. I was concerned and got to know that it’s soon going to give birth to another puppies of its kind.
I was excited for my friend, more interested in its puppies, being a little mean. Pearl was now all the time with its puppies , forgetting about its friend. I was jealous of them. I mean all four of them. They were so cute that my neighbor brought them home. Alone soul always needs a company. I was standing first on the line. Like an old hindi movie, we again become good partners.
After three years, one day pearl surprisingly came to my house. A strong wind the palm tree and Moti’s place. Moti! My neighboring society called him Moti. I couldn’t give him a place inside my house as my mom didn’t agree upon it. It became a street dog! a bitch. There was no shortage of food for it- plenty of food was served for it by our generous neighbors as if Moti is a royal majesty.
I realized one of its weakness- he got attracted towards the cars, it knew much more about its models then me. it used to run after them but I could understand why it did so. it actually wanted to ride in one of them. It sometimes sat on the cars which leaded to scratches and marks on its roof. it got beaten up many times BUT How can a dog’s tail turn straight, it was still the same , sitting on the cars.
Even the Municipality was after it- I didn’t know that it was a master in hiding. The municipality van always returned empty handed . All this made it more mischievous. It had free access to all the houses. So lucky-paying no toll tax and not even the fine for tearing off our clothes drying. It even let the houses dirty. We have got to pay for our deeds-it’s even the same with the dogs.
Moti was running after a BMW, an another car hurt it and set it badly injured. I took it to a vet nearby. Its ankle bone and shoulder bone was broken. It’s all my effort and prayers which saved it.
” Pearly now you must stop all this” was my reaction. Pearl now became the security guard of our house- no one could enter without being inspected. On a chilly winter night when everyone preferred to doze in their blankets and quilts that poor fellow didn’t even get a proper place to lie. It was strolling on the streets. I couldn’t dare do that. Moti was about to sleep when two men in black robes entered our society through the main gate. Who so ever they were but their idea wasn’t good, they were carrying a gun in their hands. Moti began to bark loudly, but before anyone could come they shot it.
The men were interrogated by the mob. They had a plan of stealing our house but Moti came in their way and they unwillingly shot him. Moti saved my house by sacrificing its life. That’s why dogs are considered loyal to their master and in Moti’s case – its friend. Municipality approached our place to take away Moti to his last journey to heaven. At last its wish of traveling in a car came true . GOD BLESS Moti’s soul.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR- Shubh Khattar is 13 year old residing at Lajpat Nagar in Delhi.He has fondness for animals especially for dogs. He has given his experience with his childhood friend Pearl.
