Every year, as the summer vacation began, bats, balls and stumps were cleaned and bats, balls and stumps were cleaned and installed on the street in front of our society. Scorching heat of the sun and our sweating bodies was an yearly scenario sweating bodies was an yearly sc for the kids of the society. The best part about these afternoon cricket matches was the breaks that involved any one of mothers getting exotic soft us to drink and rejuvenate our energies. On one such afternoon. when match was going on be ety and the one on the opposite side of the street: Ram, our best batsman, was in his complete enthusiasm. crucial for for us to win this match as the challenge was tough and it was a matter of pride and honou t the opposite socie As Rakesh bowled, Ram swung his bat with full force and the ball went at lightning speed. Little did we know that this speed will make us run helter-skelter because the ball went through the glass window of the second floor of a building. The sound of the shattering glass silenced
the cheers of us all and we ran before getting caught. Ram was standing at his position waiting for the house owners their balcony
A short old lady approached the balcony with the ball in her hand. She looked at us with furious red eyes. We were trembling looking at her face from behind beh the build ing wall. She then looked at Ram and sum- moned him upstairs. We don't know what happened next but thereafter, our cricket matches never took place in the street
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THE FAIR
Ahmad went to watch Diwali Mela with his parents. He wanted to enjoy a ride in the merry go-round. His father [CBSE Delhi, Sel 1, 2020]
Ahmad went to watch Diwali Mela with his parents. He wanted to enjoy a ride in the merry-go-round. His father bought him a ticket and asked him to enjoy the ride. He was so excited to ride the merry- was so excited to the merry- go-round that he ran towards the long queue leaving his parents behind. Lost in his thoughts and excitement, Ahmad soon realised that he has reached the end of the queue all alone. His parents were no where to be seen.
A worried little Ahmad was on the verge of breaking down when he saw a policeman patrolling through the streets of the fair. He ran towards the cop and told him that he is lost. The policeman took Ahmad I to to the the 'Help' 'Help' counter and asked him to sit there while he tried to locate his parents
Ahmad was so tensed when he was of
Ahmad was so tensed
when he was of- fered an ice-cream by another policeman sitting at the counter that he refused it be- cause all he wanted then was t to meet his parents. He heard his name being called out on the loudspeaker which made him shiver. "A 6-year-old boy, Ahmad has got shiver. "A 6-year-old boy, Anmad has got lost in the fair. He is with us at the Help counter. Ahmad's parents are requested collect him from here", said the an-
nounceme
Before Ahmad could process the information, he saw his parents running towards him. His mother was crying profusely holding him tightly. His father thanked the cops for their help and apologised for the inconvenience caused. Ahmad too thanked the policemen for helping him and an promised to be more