{"id":236,"date":"2020-02-01T22:37:16","date_gmt":"2020-02-01T22:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chandamama.in\/story\/?p=236"},"modified":"2020-02-01T22:37:16","modified_gmt":"2020-02-01T22:37:16","slug":"the-day-with-the-ice-cream-seller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chandamama.in\/story\/2020\/02\/01\/the-day-with-the-ice-cream-seller\/","title":{"rendered":"The Day With The Ice-cream Seller"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>\n<p>Once upon a time, there was a boy named Rohit. He was very fond of  eating ice-creams. One day, after the school , he went to the nearby  shop to buy an ice-cream. He got very sad on seeing the shop closed. He  looked around and saw the shopkeeper boarding a rickshaw. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stopped him  and asked the reason for closing the shop too early. He replied that  his one year old son and his wife were seriously ill and he was going to  take care of them. He also said that he will not return until both of  them will be fine. The boy became very sad because on that day, he had  forcefully brought the money form her mother. He thought that the  shopkeeper\u2019s home was nearby as he\u2019s boarding a rickshaw. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So he decided  to his home and request for an ice-cream. In that case, he will not be  able to refuse him. He expected to be back in time to board the school  van for return trip to his home. He followed the shopkeeper to his home.  But as soon he neared the house of the ice-cream seller, he felt that  it was too late and his van would be about to leave from his school. He  decided to go back to his school but soon realized that he had forgotten  the way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He sat under a tree and started crying. The shopkeeper saw the  boy and asked him the reason for crying. The boy told him the whole  story. On the other side , the van driver on not finding the boy after a  thorough search left the school. He reached Rohit\u2019s stop where his  mother had come to pick him up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The driver told Rohit\u2019s mother that he  searched a lot for him but didn\u2019t find him anywhere. Rohit\u2019s mother got  shocked. She immediately went home and told Rohit\u2019s father about the  incident. After a few minutes, they both went out to search him. They  reached the school and searched everywhere but couldn\u2019t trace him.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rohit\u2019s mother knew the shop from which Rohit used to take ice-creams.  On seeing the shop closed, they asked the people who were there, but  none of them had any information. \u201cThe child in the school uniform with a  red bag and a bottle\u201d a voice whispered from the back. Rohit\u2019s father  and mother looked back as they saw a tall dark man in his late twenties.  \u201cYes\u201d, they both said, \u201cDo you know something about him?\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The man said  that he saw the boy an hour before. The boy after seeing the shop  closed looked around and spotted the shopkeeper. Then a short discussion  followed them and then the boy began to follow the shopkeeper.\u201d \u201cAnd  where is the shopkeeper gone\u201d asked Rohit\u2019s father. The man was unable  to answer the question. On the other side, the shopkeeper led the boy to  his home. He offered an ice-cream, but he boy refused. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shopkeeper  asked him his name. \u201cRohit\u201d, the boy murmured. The shopkeeper asked him  several questions. The boy answered the queries in a chocked voice. The  shopkeeper fed him with some food and gave him a glass of water and  asked the boy the reason of being sad. Suddenly, the boy started crying  and said that he was missing his parents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a few minutes, the  shopkeeper made arrangements to send him back. He came to him and said,  \u201cFinish your food quickly, then I shall drop you home.\u201d A smile lit up  the boy\u2019s face. After sometime, they boarded a rickshaw and went to the  shop. The boy was extremely happy to see his parents waiting for him  there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He jumped out off the rickshaw and hugged his parents. He told  them the whole story. He also apologized and promised not to repeat the  mistake. His parents thanked the shopkeeper and headed back to their  home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MORAL:- We should never force ourselves to go against our parents decision as this can lead to aberration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Author : Swaroop \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 | \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0City : New Delhi\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 | \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Age : 15<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>Once upon a time, there was a boy named Rohit. He was very fond of eating ice-creams. 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