the kitemaker by ruskin bond. what was the appearance of the kite which he made for the Nawab ?
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It is a story of an old man-Mahmood who was a kite maker. There was a time when grown ups flew kites from the maidans. There was a good deal of betting in it and money frequently changed hands. Kite-flying was then the sport of kings. Mahmood, the kite maker had been well known throughout the city in the prime of his life. At the request of the Nawab, he had once made a very special kind of kite. It consisted of a series of small, very light paper discs, trailing on a thin bamboo frame. The discs decreasing in size from head to tail gave the kite the appearance of a crawling serpent.
Yes, these were leisurely days. But the Nawab had died years ago. Kite makers, like poets once had their patrons. Mahmood, when grew old had none. The children who had bought kites from him ten years ago were now adults struggling for a living. They did not have time for the old man and his memories. Mahmood had grown old like banyan tree, his hands gnarled and twisted like the roots of the tree.