Aarav is getting ready for school.
His mother Nandini is saying “Aarav I hope you kept the lunch in bag. And the home work?”
“Yes mom. You are the best mom in the world.”
“Aarav, get ready fast. I will drop you to school and then go to office”. Said his father, Rohan.
“Let’s go dad”.
So off goes father and son to the village primary school.
He studies in Nandan Gaon Primary school in class 5th.
Nandan Gaon is a small village adjacent to Nandan Van. It is close to New Delhi, around 100 km. But the hustle bustle of Delhi is absent.
Nandan Van is beautiful forest having lots of greenery, a Nandan nadi (Nandan River), low mountains and lots of variety of wild animals. And guess what they can speak too.
The villagers stay away from forest area for obvious reasons.
Somewhere deep in the jungle
Detective Bhalu is a lazy bear who loves only two things- eat and sleep. He ate a lot of honey yesterday and now sleeping to his heart content at 10 am.
Kapeesh, the naughty monkey, is getting bored. He asks Sheela, the fox how to get him up? Sheela says Bholu the elephant and Sher Khan, the lion can help them. Kapeesh eyes lit on this idea.
Kapeesh goes to Bholu and ask him to bring some water in his trunk from Nandan nadi. Sher Khan doesn’t like the idea.
“Let me try to wake him up first”. Sherkhan Says.
Sherkhan goes to Bhalu and ask him gently to get up.
“Live and let live, o great king of Jungle” Says Bhalu.
“Life is fun. See the morning is beautiful. Wake up” Says Kapeesh.
“Get up or else…….” Says Bholu.
“Come on. Now get up. We are getting bored here” says Sheela.
But the Bhalu doesn’t get up.
Sher Khan gets worked up and roars so hard that Bhalu tumbles from his bed.
“Earthquake. Earthquake” Bhalu shouts.
“There will be one if you don’t wake up” Laughs Sher Khan and everyone else.
There is a theft in the home of Aarav’s friend Kunal. Kunal is sad because the police told his father that it is carried out by the notorious, Kalu thief. He is dreaded and after every theft, he hides in Nandan van.
Aarav is deeply saddened and angry by Kalu’s act. He wanted to do something but couldn’t understand what he can do?
Upon reaching home he saw the picture of Lord Krishna lifting Govardhan Mountain on his finger to protect inhabitants of Gokul.
Aarav said to Nandini, “Mom, why did he lift the mountain?”
“To protect the people from the wrath of Indra, the rain god”.
“What he got out of it?”
“He got nothing. He did what is right and he always protected the weak and downtrodden. You should also do the same as you were born on Janmashtami.”
“Then please allow me to go to Nandan van in pursuit of Kalu thief.”
Nandini was shocked, Aarav was just a kid from primary school. She flatly refused.
In the evening Rohan came and Aarav asked the same to him. Rohan was a bold man.
“Aarav maybe it is your destiny to fight for the downtrodden. Please go to the forest and come back victorious.”
So, Aarav sets off to Nandan van.
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Life's purpose is Happiness 