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the boy was intelligent. In school, he was among the most promising students. In his fourth standard exam, he had won a scholarship of four rupees a month. He was also going to get the previous month's scholarship on the day he had to pay his fees. Also, he had never been absent from school.

• Up to class VIII, he kept wondering what harm it could have possibly caused anyone if God had sent him four rupees that day. However, later, he came to the conclusion that if God were to provide all for the asking, then man would still be living in nests such as vultures and crows, and would not have learnt the art of making jalebis. By this he meant that man would not make any efforts at all if God gave him everything he wished for.

• Coins are made to 'talk' in the story to show the greedy nature of the boy. His good nature, which prevented him from spending money on jalebis, comes out in the form of the words spoken by him. His greed, which was pushing him to get the jalebisand devour them, is brought out in the words uttered by the coins.
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the boy was intelligent. In school, he was among the most promising students. In his fourth standard exam, he had won a scholarship of four rupees a month. He was also going to get the previous month's scholarship on the day he had to pay his fees. Also, he had never been absent from school.

• Up to class VIII, he kept wondering what harm it could have possibly caused anyone if God had sent him four rupees that day. However, later, he came to the conclusion that if God were to provide all for the asking, then man would still be living in nests such as vultures and crows, and would not have learnt the art of making jalebis. By this he meant that man would not make any efforts at all if God gave him everything he wished for.

• Coins are made to 'talk' in the story to show the greedy nature of the boy. His good nature, which prevented him from spending money on jalebis, comes out in the form of the words spoken by him. His greed, which was pushing him to get the jalebis and devour them, is brought out in the words uttered by the coins.
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The school-going boy in this story is in fifth standard .
He is an obedient and meritorious student from a well-to-do Muslim family . One day he goes to school with four rupees in his pocket in order to pay the school fee.
As the teacher -concerned is on leave that day , the boy spends all the four rupees in buying and eating jalebis . Actually the boy is not interested in the jalebis sold in the bazaar . But the coins in his pocket persuade and get him excited to buy and eat jalebis with the fee money . The coins suggest the boy that he could pay The fee with his scholarship money that is to be received  the following day . 

The next day in school he is asked to pay the fee  and it is informed that the scholarship money would be given the following month . With this shocking news he feels confused and defeated  . He is afraid of his class teacher and tries to escape from school without being noticed by  anybody . He goes to the Railway station only to spend time till the evening . 

Sitting under the tree the boy prays to God to send four rupees for him by His Farishta . He admitted his wrong and promises that he will not repeat the same again in future . But he receives nothing from God . 

The next day also the boy comes to the same spot near the Railway station . The starts requesting God only for four rupees . He tries his best to prove before God that he is God – fearing , disciplined , hard working and obedient one . He goes on persuading God till the evening in vain . Then he decides to come to the same place the next day in order to observe Namaz to Allah Miyan very strictly after washing his body and changing clothes .  

Meanwhile his parents get the news of his continuous absence in school . We can imagine what happens afterwards  .But the boy , up to his  class VIII , is not able to understand  as to why God has not given him a single paisa . What loss He suffers from with the help of only four rupees to an innocent and  devoted child like him . 

When the boy gets his maturity he finally understands that if Allah Miyan  were to provide all for the asking  , then man would even today be living in nests like vultures and crows and would not have learnt the art of making jalebis . 

This interesting story reveals us  how an obedient boy is easily excited to do something wrong innocently . It also tells us to be responsible and kind enough towards  small children . 

 
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