The Lost Child

-- Mulk Raj Anand

Festival of spring

It was the festival of spring. A brightly clad crowd emerged from lanes and alleys – some walked, others were on horseback or in bamboo and bullock carts.

A family on their way to the fair

A little boy ran happily between his father’s legs, as he accompanied his mother and father to the fair. He kept lagging behind. The boy was fascinated by the toys…