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    The Thief of Small Things: Children Book 5: Decision Series, #5
    The Thief of Small Things: Children Book 5: Decision Series, #5
    The Thief of Small Things: Children Book 5: Decision Series, #5
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    The Thief of Small Things: Children Book 5: Decision Series, #5

    By Anand Prakash

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    The Thief of Small Things  
    Decision Series
    Book # 5
    Our decisions define us and our life is full of them.
    In this stand alone story, Lata finds that her son, Bannu, has become a compulsive thief. No amount of advice or punishment can stop him. Bannu's friend Jeevan is instrumental in his sudden metamorphosis. How and when Bannu will decide to leave stealing for good?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAnand Prakash
    Release dateSep 17, 2020
    ISBN9781393608127
    The Thief of Small Things: Children Book 5: Decision Series, #5
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    Anand Prakash

    Anand Prakash is researcher by profession and writer by passion. In his fiction and poetry, he writes about relationships and their meanings. He has finished a collection of short stories and a book of poetry on relationships. Some of his experimental fictions have appeared in z-composition, Crack the Spine, Fictitious magazine, the Delinquent issue 20, Miser magazine issue VII. His writing can be found at http://authoranandprakash.com/ Email him at [email protected] for comments about the story and questions on writing process. He looks forward to hear back from you.

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      The Thief of Small Things - Anand Prakash

      The Thief of Small Things

      Dedication

      Acknowledgments

      Chapter 1: MARBLE GAMES

      Chapter 2: SARLA'S SHOP

      Chapter 3: THE JALEBI INCIDENT

      Chapter 4: THE HORSE WITH BLINKERS

      Chapter 5: THE MILK CANDIES

      Chapter 6: DISTRUST

      Chapter 7: THE WAY TO THE VILLAGE PARK

      Chapter 8: ECONOMICS OF ORANGE BARS

      Chapter 9: DOUBTFUL  AFTERNOON

      Chapter 10: THE HEAP OF BOTTLES

      Chapter 11: BOLD DECISION

      Chapter 12: HOW TO SELL A KID

      Chapter 13: BURNED PALMS AND FINGERS

      A Favor From The Reader

      A Note From The Author

      Dedication

      For my MOTHER

      Acknowledgments

      ––––––––

      I will forever be thankful to everyone who supported my writing habit (friends, family, and Kofenya among all Caffeine places).

      Thanks to extremely talented artist friend Shreyas Vernekar for wonderful cover. Follow him on Instagram: shreyasver.5

      Chapter 1: Marble Games

      ––––––––

      "Bhavani, you pasted the cut newspaper in the shape of envelopes. Please, keep Kishore out of the reach from the wheat flour. Last time he smothered his face with the paste.

      Where is Bannu?Lata asked her daughter.

      He must have gone to get fire woods, Bhavani replied.

      It has been an hour. Where would he have gone?

      Bhavani was told by Bannu, not to respond to mother's guesses and gesticulations. So, Bhavani kept cutting newspapers.

      Adjusting the dupatta over her head, as the custom would have it for married women in the village, Lata stepped out of the house. She looked in the direction of the field where Bannu should have gone to get the fire woods. There wasn't a sign of anyone, let alone Bannu. She put her head through the doors to tell Bhavani,

      You make envelopes. I'll be back.

      Lata headed for the community pond. On one side of the pond stood a big banyan tree and on the other side, an old Shiva temple. It was one the biggest temples in many neighboring villages. People flocked to the temple in the morning and evening hours.

      But, there was no place like the big banyan tree for the community to protect themselves against the scorching April heat. Under the shade, buffaloes, cows and bullocks were tethered to a small wooden pole dug into the ground. Sheep and goat roamed around the banyan tree and nibbled on the round red tree fruits littered on the ground. The older people smoked hookah and played cards while sitting on jute woven charpais. A few kids swung by the roots of the banyan tree. Some ran around and some played gullidanda, the game of Tipcat, or marbles.

      Ajay and Suresh, Bannu's classmates, were there, playing marbles. But, no sign of Bannu.

      Suresh, as he saw Lata approaching, suddenly got up, hurriedly put the marbles in his pant pocket, and stood upright by the time she reached him. Before she could speak, Suresh said,

      Auntie, Bannu abused me.

      Why did he abuse you?

      "Me and Jeevan were playing marbles. We had a bet that whoever lost, will give the winner two rupees. We gave Ajay, our middle man, four rupees, two rupees per side, so that whoever won will get the four rupees."

      Hmm.

      Auntie, when Jeevan started losing in the marble game, he started abusing me and forcing Ajay to pay the money back. Bannu abused me as well.

      Why did he take Jeevan's side?

      It's because the money belonged to Bannu. Right, Ajay? Suresh looked at Ajay.

      "Yes, I saw Bannu pulling out two one rupee coins from his pockets."

      Lata saw her neighbor Padmini's daughter from faraway with a red earthen pot perfectly balanced above her head. For a moment, she pondered whether she should get the water now or wait till evening.

      She remembered that she had to go to work and decided against bringing water now.

      Do your parents know about these betting games? Lata looked at Suresh and Ajay.

      Other kids who had been playing marble games skittered away.

      "No, please, auntie. Don't tell them. I am not going to bet in

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