A Strange Incident

It was a dark night with me living all alone in the deserted house in the middle of the forest when suddenly, I was distracted by the knock at the door which was heard from the living room till the balcony where I was reading an interesting storybook. I left the room in the thought that my parents were back from the party. I couldn't attend the party as I had exams and had to prepare for them. But something different happened when I opened the door. What I saw another image apart from my parents. Guess what; it was an old lady with a basket full of vegetables along with a small girl. The lady looked kind and honest but the girl looked naughty by her nature as she was pulling the saree of the lady.

I gave them a glass of water each as they looked thirsty and asked who they were. The lady said that they went to a vegetable market to buy carrots and potatoes. On their way back home they lost their way as the little girl ran behind her ball that rolled too long. I made them feel comfortable at my house and asked whether they want to have something. Even though they refused I offered them a piece of bread and asked them to sleep. I sat there for a while and thought about how to find their way back home when I found something strange about the little girl. I left this topic and went back to my room to continue reading the book which I was reading. Then after an hour, there was a knock again at the door. This time was for sure that they were my parents who knocked on the door. So, I ran down in a hurry to say what I have done and get appreciated. But, when I opened the door it was a police officer. I was taken aback at his arrival and realised that my guess was wrong again.

In the state of confusion, I asked him politely the reason for his arrival at this particular time. He showed me a picture of two persons and asked whether I knew them. To my astonishment, the pictures shown were the old lady whom I thought to be kind and the little girl who was naughty. I thought for a minute and asked him whether their family members gave a complaint to them that they were missing and said him that I know them as they came in the evening to my house because they lost their way back home. But, I was mistaken by this thought.

I was informed by him that they were the richest thieves among all. He told me how they used to rob the houses in the night and escape in the morning. They used to come in the getup of an old lady and a little girl and make the people believe that they are good, kind and honest. I was shocked by listening to this. He asked me to say where they were. I showed him the spot where they were sleeping. But by the time we reached there they escaped. But, the inspector called the other policemen to catch those two. ALAS! The old lady and the little girl were caught. But a doubt cracked my brain and so I asked the inspector is the little girl real. He said to me that she was a dwarf.

I thanked the police for his arrival at the correct time. Then I realised not to trust anyone according to their ages. Now I understand why the little girl appeared different. Now nothing has been stolen from my house and I was safe. At that moment my bubble of happiness burst.