But when Rakesh eats them, they were sour instead of sweet. The Fruitsįinally, the next summer brings the first fruits. There are more birds came and even more flowers. Rakesh starts enjoying books along with his grandfather’s stories. Soon, Rakesh turns 10 and the cherry tree turns 5. The next spring there are more flowers.īirds and bees start drinking its nectar and the tree grows taller than him. For Rakesh, it is nothing short of a miracle. One day, his grandfather sees some pink flowers on the cherry tree. Rakesh turns nine in February and the cherry tree turns four years. Consequently, his stories also have sad endings now. Grandfather grows frustrated because he could not get his newspapers as the roads are blocked. It snows so much that the road from the valley gets covered with snow for several days. When winter arrives, the plant bulges under the weight of the falling snow. Rakesh hauls it and places it on some dry leaves to protect the cherry leaves. Next, he sees a hairy caterpillar feeding on the leaves of the tree. Once Rakesh witnesses an insect on the tree but he doesn’t try and swat it away as he considered it the tree’s first friend. Rakesh is getting more attached to his tree now and waters it every day. He has grown up and so has his cherry tree. He works on his farm and helps his parents in sowing and planting crops.īy the end of the monsoon, he is back with his grandfather. The following summer Rakesh goes home to his parents. Now the monsoon season approaches and the cherry plant grows faster and it makes Rakesh excited. Every morning he observes the plant’s growth but is left disappointed with its slow rate. Grandfather advises Rakesh to take care of the plant now and water it Rakesh also circles the plant with some pebbles for protection. Rakesh shows his grandfather the cherry twig. He realizes the cherry that he had planted a year ago. One day, Rakesh is observing the bird when he suddenly notices the plant which has grown into a twig with one or two leaves. However, soon Rakesh forgets about the seed and gets busy listening to his grandfather’s stories and reading newspapers for him. The plant is in the corner of the garden protected from wind and snow. Rakesh, the protagonist, digs the ground with a spade and plants a seed of a cherry tree his grandfather’s garden in Mussoorie.
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