I want the summary of the story " Master Mashai " by Rabindranath Tagore
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I have been Reading the short stories of Rabindranath Tagore on and off for about six years. I was happy to find a few days ago a digital edition of his selected stories for sale for $0.99. Yesterday I read for the first time a very interesting story about the relationship of a spoiled young man and his tutor.
The father of the young man lives from the interest on money he inherited from his family. Until, somewhat late in life, his wife finally has a child, a son, he is very tight with his money. Gradually he gets used to spending money on his son. He hires a distinquished tutor but a riff develops between the tutor and his son.
One day the son of one of the families cooks brings her son to work. The father finds out young man is an accomplished scholar and he offers him a job as live in tutor. His son and tutor bond, the boy calls him “Master Mashai”.
A lot will happen, much of it very sad, as the plot advances and the boy ages. I will leave the remaining plot action unspoiled. The characters are all very well done.
Selected Stories of Rabindranath Tagore is published by General Press in New Delhi. I wish they would have included the first publication data for the stories and credited a Translator but for $0.99 I guess you should not complain too much.