Her Dream Bicycle

 

Malar lived at Keeranur village in Pudukottai district together along with her family. Malar turned into analyzing in elegance VI. She turned into 11 years antique. She had  elder sisters and a more youthful brother. His call turned into Arul. Malar’s father turned into Kathirvel. Kathirvel turned into a hard-operating farmer. Of late, the rains have been abnormal and he couldn't continually domesticate the 2 acres they owned. Her eldest sister turned into Ponni. Ponni turned into married to a mason and lived in Mathur together along with her little son Vikram. Malar’s 2nd sister turned into Mallika. Mallika determined to do tailoring after Class X and turned into attending a tailoring direction in Mathur. Attending the direction additionally gave Mallika a danger to go to her sister Ponni. But taking walks all of the manner made her worn-out and he or she frequently overlooked the tailoring lessons.

Her mom used to scold Mallika. "OH! Why are you so lazy? You have to attend your lessons regularly".

Mallika might reply, "I stroll nine kilometers everyday - four kilometers to the tailoring lessons, 2 kilometers to fetch water and three milometers to take lunch for father while you are busy. You cannot name me lazy."

In fact, no person of their domestic turned into lazy. Malar might stroll 1 kilometer together along with her buddies to highschool and again. She and her buddies might chat and play all of the manner again.

One day, while Arul and Malar had simply come again from school, her father got here in searching upset. He stated to his wife, "Shanthi, it appears that evidently the collector isn't pleased with coaching handiest Math’s and Tamil. She even wishes ladies to examine cycling.

Malar turned into excited. She asked, "father, Is it handiest for mom? Can I examine?"

Mallika turned into fascinated too. She stated, "If there may be all and sundry who wishes bicycle, it's miles me."

Arul stated, "This is absolutely good. I can educate each of you to cycle, in case you purchase me a cycle."

Their father turned into angry.

"Keep quiet!" he stated. "No girl in my residence will discover ways to cycle".

A week passed. What their father had heard turned into true. Women have been being taught to cycle at all. In many houses throughout the villages in Pudukottai district, there has been lots of debate on ladies mastering to cycle.

In Keeranur too, ladies starting to apply bicycle to do many matters. One day, Shanthi instructed Mallika softly, "Borrow Radhamma's antique bicycle and convey it here. We are going to discover ways to trip it."

When Malar's father returned, he noticed Mallika smiling extensively and guessed why.

He stated gruffly, "All right...But be careful."

He checked out Shanthi and smiled. "Have you began out mastering?"

"Yes." she stated. "It takes matters plenty easier."

Malar turned into busy, dreaming of the future. She noticed herself driving a state-of-the-art bicycle alongside a easy lengthy street to highschool and to university after which who knows? May be even on a rainbow to the clouds.