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MANN KI BAAT VOL.1

He spent most of his day, grazing his sheep around the nearby hill of Kunduru betta. One day -

It’s so hot
and there’s not
a drop of water
on this hill.

Just then -

You look so
tired. Are you also
as thirsty as I am? I
can at least go back to
my village, with my
sheep, and get water.
But what will you
poor creatures
do?

The thought stayed with After much deliberation - Soon, he selected a piece of
Kamegowda for days till - land with enough moisture
I’m sorry, Kamala. and began to dig. But -
I will have to
sell you and your It’s been 15 days
I’m going to dig sisters to buy tools and I still can’t go
a large hole here and to dig a pond. This is very deep. I have to sell
fill it with water for the only way I can more sheep and rent a
the animals and help you and the JCB. That’s the only
birds. other animals. way forward.

But no matter how many
holes he filled, within
a few hours the water
either evaporated or
drained into the earth.

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