Once there was a girl named Sulekha. Everyone used to call her Bholi as she remained a backward child because of an injury she got in her brain by felling down from the cot in her childhood. She also had an attack of small pox. Due to these reasons, nobody cared for her. Later, a primary school was opened in her village; and the Tehsildar told Bholi’s father, Ramlal to send her daughters to school. Ramlal chose Bholi among his daughters and sent her to school.
In school, children used to make fun of her as she could not speak clearly as she used to stammer while speaking. But her teacher supported her and motivated her. Few years later, at the time of Bholi’s wedding, her bridegroom asked for dowry from her father. At this, Bholi herself refused to marry him and decided to serve her parents by teaching in the school in which she had studied. At that time, her teacher was also present there who felt very satisfied on seeing the completion of her masterpiece “Sulekha”.
(Original Author: KA Abbas)
Story Retold by:
Mahak Verma, Class 10
Session 2020-21
