. Why had Baingani not spoken to a person before?
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One day, there was a creature who arrived at the edge of the village. His name was Baingan I He was bright as a brinjal and looked at nothing else that you have seen ! Bangani had travelled far and wide and had just flown in after a long journey. All he wanted to do was rest for a while before moving on to his destination.
As he was resting under a tree, he heard a big splash ! Who was that ? It was Ragini who was playing by the river bank. She had just returned from school and was waiting for her friends to join her. Slowly Baingan I inched forward to take a look at her. He had never spoken to a human before !
Ragini was taken aback at first when she saw the bird, but she bravely spoke first. "Hello". " I am Ragini, who might you be ? ". The bird was startled, he had never spoken to a person before. He didn't think that they were very friendly. "I am baingan I, i come from far away land. I usually stay away from people". "Why"? Ragini asked. "Because they do not seem friendly". "Hmm.. maybe because they have not seen anything like you before". Ragini and the bird chatted for some time before she had to leave.
As soon as Ragini heard about the bird being driven away, she went to speak with the elders of the village. Each house that she went to, she was told the same thing. "We don't know what kind of a creature this is and who knows what it was do to us". She finally decided to meet with the eldest Daadi in the village. "Daadi, we are all different from each other too. But we are not scared of each other, why are then we scared of something that is different from us ? Baingan I has done nothing to deserve this". Daadi saw the truth in Ragini words and she let the villagers know that they will not be hunting the bird. The villagers realiz their mistake and let the bird be.