HIDDEN

FOLK TALES

     'Grandma,Grandma,can you tell us a story?' 'Of course,darling..but on one condition.''What is that?'

'Don't tell it to anyone outside'
'Ok'
'Oh so here it goes...listen very very carefully......  ' Many years ago ...in India ,there lived a man called Abraham,a very
ambitious mansindeed,who wanted to become a trader...a trader of some goods.and do you know what goods?''Yes..yes...black pepper'...'Good girl..Aparna....now see.. this was the time when King Mahabali ruled the farms of India...THE GOLDEN SPARROW..hmmm
....Abraham....yes he wanted to become a trader...this had a reason ..he wanted to see the world...he always thought what the world would be outside his country....would it be the same...did the people outside spoke sanskrit...he was unaware...he had many questions....roaming here and there..He even had no trader friends....so he was ignorant of that fact..he was young then...about 25..but had a brightness in his eyes that even the riches didn't.....'

'granny ...granny...is this the same Abraham who found the....' little Aryan's
words were blocked by her granny with a widened eyes....
'Yes he is....where was I ...yeah....though his country was rich ....Abraham
wasnt....to become a trader he needed money...money first to buy his goods.....to rent a ship from the prince..to get sailors and like that there were a hundred and one  reasons...on the thoughtt of this Abraham got a bit scared....would he be able to get his dream....come true..  but I said he had this brightness in his eyes...he tried ..tried and tried..but it seemed that all his dreams were waving him goodbye....but then what..?where would he go....he then took his path directly to the king itself...however the king refused his proposal...he visited all his friends but they declined....'

'then how did he get the money, granny?

'At this granny smiled...he didnt ,money found him.'
'All the children released"whoah"  .'
and then there came a series of questions..'how..,when..and more.'

'That ....you get to listen if you sleep well..its late and im not letting you stay awake...sleep and Abraham will return tommorow.'

'will he come in our dreams?'
'May be...its time....children ...sleep.'

It's said that Abraham was never seen...again after he returned from the king....the villagers searched for him even in the jungles but to no avail.With time India forgot Abrahim.howevet some believe that incident. while some say its fake...but there live people in India even today...who believe..the legend.Many dont know the incident ...what happened to Abraham while some pass on the story ....to the generations foloowing..They are said to be the successors of Abraham..and are called the Vishwasis.

In this generation,of Science The Vishwasis have decreased in number....however there are some.

Somewhere in the middle of that night Aparna spoke to Aryan calmly....'what did he find?'
Aryan rolling his eyes breathed...'The ANCIENT TEXT'.

'ANCIENT...'

'SHOOOO