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The Thief's Story (Ch2)
The Thief's Story (Ch2)
By
Ruskin Bond
Ruskin Bond - Biography
• 19th May, 1934
Born • Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh
• Now lives in Landour, Mussoorie
IS HE A STRANGER… ?
OR
He crept again and secretly put back money under the mattress.
The next day Anil woke up, prepared tea for Hari and himself. He
handed over fifty rupees note to Hari and told him that he would be
regularly paid now.
Hari took the note and found that it was still wet.
He understood that Anil knew about the last night episode.
Characters
1.Hari Singh: Hari Singh is a small-time thief. His real name is not
Hari Singh, he keeps on changing names to escape from police. His
Modus operandi is that he earns the trust of people and then robs
them and Ĉees. When he sees Anil, he thinks of robbing him and
hence approaches him and asks for work. Anil, being a simple person
lets his work and even starts teaching him how to cook. Had Singh
is delighted when Anil starts teaching him to write as he plans to rob
on a larger scale. Had steals a little money daily when he goes to buy
the daily groceries, and one day when he gets a chance he
steals money from Anil and runs away. But at the station, he has a
change of heart and comes back.
He is now happy and contented to live with Anil.
Characters
2. Anil: Anil is a kind, simple and easy-going young man.
He is tall and lean stature and has interest in sports like
wrestling. He is not very rich and cannot afford to employ
him as a cook. He has the patience and goodness to not
only teach Had to cook but also to read, write and add
numbers. Though he knows about Hari’s stealing of little
bits of money from the groceries, he ignores this fact.