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Varuni D Bannuri

Children Stories Fantasy Inspirational

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Varuni D Bannuri

Children Stories Fantasy Inspirational

From Modest means to Great heights

From Modest means to Great heights

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Govind a postmaster, was a calm, sensible and contented man. He had a reputation as a good postman and a human being. His wife Pratima was a soft hearted and was well maintained to run the family. She worked hard to keep the domestic expenses within the budget. 
Govind and Pratima has two childrens Sneha and Vivek. Govind had a modest income and had to try hard to make both ends meet , but his priorities were that he wanted to give education to his childrens
As the day passes, Vivek studied civil engineering and worked in a reputed company in Bangalore. He was intelligent and thinking man and Sneha done commerce graduate and worked in a bank. Govind and Pratima are happy as their children's are in job and fulfilling the household things, as Govind was due to retired within a year. 
After 2 years of Vivek's experience in job, suddenly, one day his boss instructed him to leave for America within a week's time. Vivek was overjoyed, he came home that evening and immediately told his parents that he should leave America within a week's time.
After one week, Vivek finally arrived America and became enamoured of the comforts and charms of the way of life.
Here, he started his job and was satisfied. He used to save his salary as much as he could send to his parents.
So hardworking, ambitious, capable Vivek rapidly climbed the ladder of success. It filled him with ebullience, gave him a new zest for life, but he used to miss his family and would call his parents every weekend and describe his new American life.
As the day passed Vivek spent a year and a half in America. It was a time to him to return home. The long stay away from India made him feel quite disoriented. Vivek's parents Govind and Pratima were happy to see his son was coming home after so long.
As he entered home Pratima's eyes filled with tears, at the first sight of her son after year and half. He bows down to touch his parents feet. It was a touching moment.
Pratima cooked nice dishes for his son Vivek, and he too felt happy to taste his mother's hand food after long time.
After few days, he took a site and constructed a mansion and made his parents ans sister to stay happily and made a journey back to America.


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