The two girls were dressed in new cloths and showing their impressive garments and jewellery to each other. It was Easter festival. The reason behind the demonstration of their dress and costumes was to show that they had just come from chruch. Another reason might be to show that they were wearing magnificent cloths and jewellery.
The two girls were playing. Mean while the idea, of playing in the water of a small pool and to spread water in fun, came in their mind. So they stepped into the pool. The reason behind the fight between those two girls’ was also funny. Malasha suddenly plumped down her foot in the water of the pool. It was so sudden and heavy that the water spread and splashed right on Akoulya’s frock, eyes and nose. It made her frock dirty and coated with mud. Akoula thought that Malasha had done it intentionally, in order to make her dress dirty. So, she became angry and ran after Malasha to hit her forcefully. Thus, they fought for their own reasons, forming a prejuidiced opinion about one another.
The old woman saw a crowd collected in the street and all went on quarelling. Everyone was shouting and no one was listening to others. She thought that the situation might take an ugly and disasterous turn. So she tried to make it peaceful. Moreover it was the day of “Easter festival”. As such coming to them she expressed her surprise over their behaviour. She advised them not to create such nuisance and to be peaceful. Thus her statement in this connection, “Is it right to behave so? on a day like this too !” throws light on her painful sentiments over such behaviour, because (i) Such inhuman and undesirable act was wrong and (ii) it was the auspicious day to celebrate “Easter” festival.
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”.
The lesson teaches us that we should not indulge in unnecessary dispute and lead a peaceful life. At the same time we should be reasonable in our actions as happened in the affairs of Akoulya and Malasha. These two little girls have developed some mis-understanding for one another. It takes an ugly turn. There held hot discussion. People from both sides collected in the street. Ever, one is shouting without listening to others. They are almost beginning right. But soon after, those two girls patch up their misunderstanding and become friends again. They begin to play again as nothing has happened. So they are wiser than those persons who have gathered there.
It shows how innocent and good at heart they are. They have cited the example of “forget and forgive”. It is a message to the older people. They too should learn lesson from them. Therefore the writer explain it in this way that one who would act accordingly would be a wise man. He can only enter in the kingdom of heaven. It means that we should not preserve malice in our hearts. Those two little l girls have proved, that he who believes in co-existence and forgive others for their fault is wise in real sense and may be able to enter into the kingom of
When two persons or groups indulge in some dispute or some controversial issues, they do not admit their own fault and accuse others. They try to pacify others with their own arguments without listenning to them. It is but human nature. As such, the same thing happens in the matter as referred. When Akoulya and Malasha engage in quarrelsome affairs, people assembled from both the sides in the street start shouting. No one listen to others. They do not accept their.fault and accuse their opponants. That is why everyone is shouting and no one is listening.
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