Why writer calls two little girls “Dear little souls’

The two little girls Akoulya and Malasha indulge in quarell while playing in a puddle Akoulya wants to beat malasha for her wrong act. Malasha being frightened thinks to run to her house. Just then Akoulya’s mother happens to come. Seeing Akoulya’s frock dirty by sprinkles of mud and knowing the fact she beats Malasha. People gather from both the sides, start shouting without listning to other. Akoulya’s old grandmother accidentally comes to that place and tries to pacify them but does not succeed.

All of a sudden the situation takes a happy turn. Akoulya removes the dirty mud on her frock herself and goes back to the puddle. She begins to scrap away the earth in front of the puddle to make a channel, so that water may run into the street where the old woman is trying to pacify the crowd. Malasha also joins her (Akoulya) forgetting all her dispute. Seeing this the old lady becomes pleased and calls them, “Dear little Souls”. Therefore writer also calls them, “Dear little souls” to see their innocence. He is highly influenced to see their spirit of “Forget and forgive”.