Summary of ch-1 of moments book
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child goes to a Spring fair with his parents.
It is the festival of spring and everyone, in happy mood, is going to the fair. The children is going to the fair with his parents. He is very happy and excited. On the way to the fair the child enjoy every moment and gets fascinated towards natural beauty .
In the fair, the child is attracted towards sweets and toys displayed in the shops. He feels attracted towards the garland of Gulmohar and the the delicious Gulab Jamun, but his parents resist from buying anything for him . The child wants to play, climb trees, catch the dragonflies and butterflies, but again his parents would not let him do any of this.
the child sees snake- charmer. He likes music played by the charmer and wants to stay there for some time, but his parents do not approve.The children moves on with his parents, he sees a roundabout then he say "I want to go on the roundabout please father, mother ".
The childgets lost in the fair .
After requesting his parents boldly for a roundabout ,the children turns back. But, to his surprise,no sign of his parents is there.He search for his parents here and there. The children realises that he is now separated from his parents and he is lost.He starts crying bitterly.
A kind-hearted man meets the child.
There is a big crowd and the little child tries to make his way between the feet of people .After hearing the cry of the child, gentleman leads a helping hand to him. The Gentleman offers goodies and joy rides in order to console the Lost child but the child will have none of them. Instead, he longs to meet his parents.