why did the dragon kite became very famous ? in"The Kite Maker" chapter
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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.
The old kite maker was sad though he still made kites for his own amusement and as playthings for his grandson, Ali. Not many people bought kites these days. Adults hated kites and children preferred movies. Moreover, there were left hardly any open spaces for flying kites.
But still he could find some happiness out of his grandson, the old man made kites for Ali. Ali was like the young mimosa planted at the end of their courtyard. Mahmood thought that in two years, both Ali and the tree would acquire the strength and confidence that are characteristics of youth.
But the old man did not live long to see his grandson grow with the young mimosa and passed away silently leaving his playful grandson in bewilderment.