Shiny and her Pet
Posted: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
by Swapna Nanda
Shiny loved pets. Her little puppy Jingle was her favorite. Shiny loved to play with Jingle all the time. Of course not while at study. Jingle was a lovely white Pomeranian. He was cute and lovely. And why not? Shiny took good care of her Jingle. She bathed him regularly to avoid infections and fed him with dog biscuits. Jingle was loved by everyone in the house. He could fetch the ball, dance at the tune, lie down quietly at command and did many things. Jingle was an obedient dog. No wonder every one loved Jingle.
At evening when Shiny returned from school, she whistled for Jingle but there was no sign of him. Shiny realized that Jingle was missing. Jingle used to come running to the gate wagging his tiny tail. He would leap joyfully at seeing his little mistress back from school. But Alas! there was no Jingle to welcome Shiny. Shiny was in tears. Even Mummy was alarmed because Jingle was Shinys birthday gift from her parents. So they all searched the house frantically.
Evening gave way to night and still there was no sign of Jingle. Shiny was totally broken. She loved Jingle and was worried where her dear puppy would be. She feared if Jingle had run across the road and met with an accident. Shiny could not eat her dinner. She was lying on her bed but could not sleep. Her pillow was wet with tears. Mummy sat beside her trying to soothe her pain, but she herself was also very sad.
In the middle of the night when Shiny had drifted off to sleep, there was a far away whine. Immediately, Shiny was alert. She shook her mummy who also had heard the sound. Could it be Jingle? Where is he? Is he calling for her? Quietly they listened intently hoping to hear the sound again. There was a whining again. This time it was more distinct. Mummy motioned Shiny to be quiet and she cautiously went to the window of her bedroom which faced the front gate. The bedroom was dark so they could easily see outside without being seen. In the bright light of the lamp post what they saw sent a shiver through their spine. Jingle was hanging head down and crying out. The person holding him was quickly walking towards to gate. Without loosing any moment, Shinys mother ran to the front door and put on the light. Immediately the front poach was flooded with light. The man holding Jingle was taken by surprise and he immediately turned around. To their utter surprise, it was Rajan.
Shiny was overjoyed to get her precious Jingle back. Rajan was later summoned by Daddy and upon interrogation confessed his dark intentions. Rajan was so controlled by his greed that he did not hesitate to steal the Puppy. Of course, later he was forgiven without any hard punishment since, Shinys daddy was a kind man but Rajan lost his job and had to leave the place. He could not be trusted again.
Greed is a very dangerous vice which can give way to irreparable damages in life if not uprooted at its earliest. Love of money is injurious to character.
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Top-level comments on this article: (1 total)I almost wept with tears that shiny and jingle and mummy all had a happy ending(these are splendid bedtime stories for five year olds)Thank you for reading and commenting. Swapna
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