Post by toweringniceguy on May 16, 2007 13:10:10 GMT 10
Raheel used to absent himself from classes very often and one day the
principal of the college made up his mind to expel him. So he sent for the
young man.
He arrived just as the principal was about to go for lunch.
"Is this the time to come!" said the principal, sternly.
"Forgive me, Sir," said Raheel, "but I got to school very late today. You
see, I found a lump of gold in our field."
"A lump of gold!" said the principal, his eyes popping out. "Oh, my, what
are you going to do with it?"
"I decided to build a palatial house, buy several acres of land and several
heads of cattle," said the student. "I also decided to give you a small sum
for the trouble you have taken in educating me."
The principal was pleased and invited Raheel to eat with him. The young
man ate ravenously but the principal hardly touched his food. He was
wondering how much Raheel would give him and if it would be enough to
buy that small paddy field he had always wanted.
"I hope you've kept the gold in a safe place," he said, suddenly coming
out of his reverie.
"I never got a chance to do that," said Raheel. "It disappeared the
moment my mother shook me awake."
"What!" screamed the principal. "You mean it was all a dream?!"The
young man nodded.
The principal controlled himself with a great effort of will.
"I'm happy you remembered me in your dream," he said, finally. "I hope
you remember me when you really get some gold. Now please leave."
It was only when the young man had left that the principal remembered
why he had sent for him.
principal of the college made up his mind to expel him. So he sent for the
young man.
He arrived just as the principal was about to go for lunch.
"Is this the time to come!" said the principal, sternly.
"Forgive me, Sir," said Raheel, "but I got to school very late today. You
see, I found a lump of gold in our field."
"A lump of gold!" said the principal, his eyes popping out. "Oh, my, what
are you going to do with it?"
"I decided to build a palatial house, buy several acres of land and several
heads of cattle," said the student. "I also decided to give you a small sum
for the trouble you have taken in educating me."
The principal was pleased and invited Raheel to eat with him. The young
man ate ravenously but the principal hardly touched his food. He was
wondering how much Raheel would give him and if it would be enough to
buy that small paddy field he had always wanted.
"I hope you've kept the gold in a safe place," he said, suddenly coming
out of his reverie.
"I never got a chance to do that," said Raheel. "It disappeared the
moment my mother shook me awake."
"What!" screamed the principal. "You mean it was all a dream?!"The
young man nodded.
The principal controlled himself with a great effort of will.
"I'm happy you remembered me in your dream," he said, finally. "I hope
you remember me when you really get some gold. Now please leave."
It was only when the young man had left that the principal remembered
why he had sent for him.
Chand meri zameen phool mera watan
