You are Javed/Zahira of Rishi Valley School, Madnapally, Andhra Pradesh. You have been asked to write a short story to be published in your school magazine ‘Lotus’. Using the information given along with your own views, write a short story titled ‘A Blind Girl’
Outline: A blind girl — despised herself — hated everyone except her lover — promised to marry only if she could see the world — someone donated a pair of eyes — now she could see everything — found her lover also blind — refused to marry him — he wrote — “Take care of your eyes, … before they were yours, they were mine”.
Ans. A Blind Girl
Once there was a blind girl. The world was a dark and dull place for her. She despised herself because of her blindness. She hated everyone, except her lover. He was at her disposal. She promised to her boyfriend, ‘If I could only see the world, I will marry you.’ The lover was worried. He could do anything to make the girl happy.
One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandages came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend. He asked her, ‘Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?’ The girl gazed at her boyfriend intently and found that he was blind. The sight of his closed eyelids shocked her. She hadn’t expected that. She refused him too much without any inhibition. Her boyfriend got disheartened and dejected. After some days he wrote a note r, to her revealing the fact: “Take good care of your eyes, my dear, for before they were yours, they were mine.” This shows how thankless and selfish people are. They don’t recognize and value the sacrifices done by others to make them happy.
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