Stories

A SHOCK ON THAT ROAD

I got fever. Yeah, that very fitful thing that keeps paying a visit to my body every few months. I was completely used to it, so I really didn’t bother to report it to my mom.   This time though it really seemed to have gotten my nerves. The temperature wasn’t high according to the thermometer, yet it was frigid. I urged myself to tell mom about it, but just then the doorbell rang. Oh yes, I told him to come today, I muttered and hit myself on the head. Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

THE BRAHMIN WHO COULD CURE ANYTHING

In a city called Hyrai in India lived the Brahmin Veerabadra. He went on with his life by begging for alms on the pavement of the roads.    Occasionally, people would visit him for help with their headaches and stomach aches. Veerabadra, the Brahmin, treated these issues by chanting some mumbo-jumbo.    Mothers of children were especially very fond of him. He was easily available when their children developed temperature or ran into some fits all of a sudden. People who knew Veerabadra often came to him to treat minor ailments rather Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

IS SCIENCE A CURSE?

What is Science? Science is a systematic classification of experience. The aim of science is to search for truth and also to know about things that are unknown. The knowledge of science is based on facts that are demonstrated by experiments. Is Science a Boon or Bane? It is a boon as well as a bane. On one hand, it provides us the curiosity to learn, but too much curiosity can be harmful.   Scientific developments have increased which reduces our time and at the same time, it is also Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

WHY IS PROPER HYGIENE IMPORTANT?

What is Hygiene? Hygiene not only refers to the cleansing of our body but also to the proper maintenance of all the other organs. Good personal hygiene can also help prevent diseases like COVID-19 (coronavirus), etc. It is believed that hygiene makes up fifty percent of health. Proper health and proper hygiene are indivisible, and there is an obvious association between them both.   However, health is widespread of physical, mental, and social well-being. On the other hand, hygiene refers to the practices that help in upholding health and preventing Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

SMART JUDGEMENT

Chatun was a young boy of thirteen years who resided with his grandmother in the village. They were very poor. Chatun had lost his parents long back thus he was alone too. Daily, his grandmother made some oil cakes and the young boy took them to the market to sell.    One afternoon, he was returning home after selling the oil cakes for a good profit when he saw an old lady trying to lift a bundle of wood onto her head. Her skin was full of wrinkles, and she clearly Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

SLEUTHING AFTER THE RAIN

“It’s a mercy that the downpour has at last halted,” moaned Detective Uday tediously as he lowered the window of his car.   “I concur,” replied Inspector Mukesh, reclining in his seat. “To begin with, we travel for a significant distance because of what ends up being a prank phone call, then, while coming back, we’re welcomed by heavy, unusual rain and presently… seems as though we’re out of fuel.”   Detective Uday scowled, looking at the fuel gauge to affirm this. “Hopefully, we discover a petrol pump before the Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

THE END OF LUCK

Vibha was brought into the world in a rich family, and in any event, when she was of just an adolescent age, she would get pocket money of ₹ 5,000 each and every week! Shockingly, despite the fact that she was accustomed to going through loads of cash, she actually figured out how to save some of it into her investment funds each month. Vibha was likewise used to giggling at impoverished individuals, and the disaster that has hit them.   She generally had all that she required and imagined Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

THE GOLD COIN OF HARD WORK

Ranjan, living in the village of Tahfir, had reached the age of 25. Most of his friends around the same age were already working in various companies, self-standing on their legs. However, Ranjan had no commitment to the work he did. Some of his friends had already married too. To know about his marriage, Ranjan went to his father, Ashok. With his usual indolent attitude, he assured himself that his father would agree to whatsoever he said. However, when Ranjan raised the topic about his marriage before his father, he Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

WHAT IF THERE IS NO SOUND AT ALL FOR A MONTH?

Kim sat down on his chair, watching some random YouTube videos on his phone. Yeah, late evenings after work are all supposed to be relaxing. But all of a sudden, the sound of the phone turned off, all by itself.    Kim tapped his finger on the screen, checked the volume, but everything was okay. He clicked off from the video, perceiving that he was watching them for a long time anyway. When he got up and started walking, he suddenly realized that he couldn’t hear his footsteps. There was silence…everywhere.  Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

THE REAL TRUTH

Long ago, a Saint was living in the Himalayas. He was busy performing a puja before Goddess Kali. When he was about halfway into it, a goat hurried by. And running behind the goat was a butcher. The goat soon picked up the pace and was out of sight.   The Saint saw with an intention on what the butcher was going to do next. He examined around, but there weren’t any footprints left behind by the goat.    Not intending to waste more time, the butcher looked at the Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

ALL ALONE

Sarah and I had been texting each other for a week now. I was just watching my phone on my bed at quarter to nine when she sent me a picture of her sitting on a chair without a caption. I didn’t bother to examine the picture and answered the message saying, “What’s up?”   Sarah sent another similar image with a caption that read: “Nothing much. You?”     I wasn’t actually doing anything and didn’t feel like faking something, so I took my time to examine the identical Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago

WHAT IF THERE IS NO ELECTRICITY FOR A MONTH?

Noah sat on his sofa, doing multitasking work of both sipping coffee and watching YouTube on his mobile. Nothing in the world bothered him in the late afternoons—not even his work. As the afternoon seemed to pass peacefully as usual, his mobile went off. All of a sudden!   Noah seemed startled. “What the…” He tapped on the screen several times.   No response.   He long pressed the power button.   Still no effect.   He tried to charge his phone by plugging in the charger.   No result.   Read more…

By Praneeth Peddisetti, ago
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