A Saint Among Scientists

A SAINT AMONG SCIENTISTS Boy Albert showed no signs of brilliance during his school days. He disliked his studies, specially memorization and recitation. So he fared poorly in tests and examinations. He was considered a dull boy. He was no good in games also. As a matter of fact he was very shy and did not …

Unity Of Thought, Word and Deed

Abraham Lincoln was fond of reading books right from his school days. His father did no have money to buy books for him. But he was so popular because of his honesty, industry and courage that his neighbours loved to get him books. "He reads books" they said, "till midnight". "He will walk miles to …

Kid And The Kidnapper

Even a young boy, who is smart and careful in dealing with strangers, may help in the discovery of dangerous criminals. This is the story of Sudhir Kumar, who at 13, was aware of the ways of the world and the resourcefulness and shrewdness to deal with difficult situations. Sudhir, who lived in Patna, had …

Encounter With Dacoits

.ENCOUNTER WITH DECOITS In Northern India there are many pockets where dacoity is rife and people live in perpetual fear. One day, around mid-night, in a Harijan village called Ramanagar, nine armed dacoits attacked the village. They entered a house belonging to Mamachand. His immediate neighbours were Satish and family. They woke up disturbed by …

Out Of The Jaws Of Death

John and his friends at Kottayam[Kerala] were in the habit of going out on strolls in the evening. One evening, John and two of his friends, Thomas and Titan, set out for a walk on the railway bridge across the Koduvarar river. While they were half way across the bridge, they heard a train’s whistle …

Take The Bull By Its Horn

Sixteen- year old Rajan was studying in a school in Kottayam. He used to go home for lunch every afternoon. One afternoon while he was passing through a lane on the way to his home, he heard a loud wail from behind. He looked back and saw a little girl from his school being mauled …

A Jab A Jackal-

Dhaamsu is a village in Kalka Taluk of Haryana State. For some time, a mad jackal had been roaming in the village, creating terror among the villagers. All were scared stiff to come out after dark as their efforts to kill the animal had been futile.   One morning, Sandhya Devi, aged ten, went to …

The Eye Witness

In a large and thickly populated city like Kolkata, all kinds of crimes are a daily occurrence. Bank robberies, burglaries in houses and shops are quite common. While most of these crimes take a long time to detect, there are a few in which the culprits are caught promptly because of the help and co-operation …

Power of Observation

On the afternoon of 7th May in 1968, little Shampa Mukherjee, of Kalna, in Bardwan district set out of her house to take tuition from her master who lived a little distance away. The seven-year-old girl was walking along the main road when she was suddenly accosted by a ruffian just near Anand Mutt and …

Presence Of Mind

SAHANTHIBALA Devi a is kind-hearted and compassionate young girl of about eight years. She endeared herself to one and all in her little village, Chingangban Leikai, in Imphal. One day she had taken her friend, young Inaobi, to play near a pond. Both were absorbed in play for some time and were chasing each other …