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The Last Flower
The Last Flower is a classic by the
famous American humourist James Thurber.
There is a message of peace
in this anti-war book.
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Basement of Y.W.A. Hostel No. II, G-Block
Saket , New Delhi - 110017
Phone : 011 - 6569943
Fax : 91 - 011 - 6569773
email: bgvs@vsnl.net
Printed at Progressive Printers, Delhi.
James Thurber
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The Last Flower
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You all know about the 12th World War.
Which destroyed the whole human
civilisation and all culture.
Cities and villages disappeared from the
face of the earth.
Plantations and forests were wiped out.
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All parks and gardens were burned.
All artistic artifacts were destroyed.
Men, women and children
became worse than animals.
Because of lack of food and love
even the lowly dogs left their masters.
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In the beginning people were terrified
even at the sight of rabbits.
Books, pictures and songs were banned.
People who were doing nothing were
thought to be wasting their time.
Decades and centuries passed by.
Those generals who escaped death in the
last war even forgot who won and who lost.
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Boys and girls were no more attracted to
each other. Love disappeared from the
face of earth.
One day a girl saw the last surviving
flower. She had seen a flower for the
first time.
She told the others that the last
flower was also about to die.
But no one paid any attention to her.
Only one youth paid heed to her.
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The boy and the girl tended the last
flower. Soon the flower blossomed.
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A bee and a bird were attracted
to the scent of the flower.
Look! Two flowers! Four flowers!
Lots of flowers!
Forests and gardens reappeared.
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The girl became interested in decking
and dressing herself.
Touch made the boy and the girl
experience great pleasure.
Love was reborn in the world.
Their children were healthy and strong.
They learnt to laugh and run.
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Dogs returned.
Some youth discovered that they could
keep a brick on brick and build a house.
Soon everyone started building houses.
These houses turned into
villages and cities.
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Music was born again.
Musicians and Magicians
Tailors and Cobblers
Artists and Poets
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Soldiers Blacksmiths and Carpenters
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Lieutenants and Captains
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Generals and Major Generals
And Religious Leaders again became prominent.
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For the sake of livelihood a few left in one direc-
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Very soon those who went to the plains started
feeling they should have gone to the hills.
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Those who went to the hills felt they
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In the name of god, religious leaders
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Once again the world
plunged into war.
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This time the destruction
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One man
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And only one flower remained.
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