(Gautami, Devadattas mother is running behind Devadatta)

Gautami : My dear, where are you running! Please stop, just eat something
Its been 8 hours since you ate something
Devadatta: No, I will not, I will not eat until father takes me to the lake
Gautami: Ok my dear. I will talk to your father about this. Please eat
something.
Devadatta: Ok I will eat, but make sure that you tell to father about this.
(Vidyasagara, a well-known Brahmin father of Devadatta, enters)
Vidyasagara: where should I take you Devadatta?
Devadatta: What? I dont want to go anywhere.
Vidyasagara: Ive been listening to your words from the living room.
You dont need to lie to me. I will take you to the lake.
Devadatta: Thank you father. When are we going?
Vidyasagara: Tomorrow, we will be starting by 10o clock
Devadatta: Thank you father
(They travel for 2 hours, they finally reach the lake)
Devadatta: oh my god! It looks very pleasant and beautiful
Vidyasagara: Yes, I know, I came here when I was 15 years old, still the
same feel
Devadatta: Father Can I go into the lake
Vidyasagara: No! Dont do that, even I dont do no swimming, who will save
you, if anything happens to you
Devadatta: Father I wont go that deep. I am sure that the initial part of the
lake will be shallow
Vidyasagara: whatever! I am telling you not to go!!
Devadatta: Father!! Please...
Vidyasagara: No
(Devadatta, starts running to go near the lake, accidentally he falls into the lake)
Vidyasagara: Help!! Someone save my child. Please
(Suddenly, one kid runs beside him and jumps into the lake. He saves Devadatta.
He takes him to the shore)
Vidyasagara: Oh my god!! Devadatta are you fine!! Why would you do this to
me? .I got very scared.
Devadatta: Sorry Father, I will not do this again
Vidyasagara: Life is not a joke Devadatta. What if this boy was not there?
What would have happened to you.(addressing the boy) thank
you child, thanks for saving my Devadatta. By the why? Whats
your name?
Kapila: My name is Kapila.
Vidyasagara: Thanks for saving my son. Tomorrow come to home for lunch.
Kapila: Sir
Vidyasagara: You are coming thats it
Kapila: Ok, sir
(Next day, Kapila goes to Devadattas home. He haves lunch. And he talks with
Devadatta. Soon they will become friends.)
Kapila: Hey! Devadatta come lets play
Devadatta: Sorry! Kapila I cant play with you today
Kapila: Why?
Devadatta: My cousins are coming
Kapila: Oh your cousins! Its good news for you right?
Devadatta: Not actually
Kapila: Oh why?
Devadatta: I dont like them
Kapila: Why?
Devadatta: Its a long story. They both are elder to me. They are greedy and
they act bossy towards me and they tease me. Even my parents
dont me
Kapila: Then come lets play. Anyways you dont like them right?
Devadatta: My father was like Athithidevobhava
That means we have to respect our guests.
Kapila: Ok what are their names?
Devadatta: Shiva and Ravi
Kapila: Ok then bye!!
Vidyasagara: Hey Kapila how are you?
Kapila: Im good
 Vidyasagara: My nephews are coming today why dont you join us for dinner
Kapila: Sure, sir
(Shiva and Ravi arrive, Devadatta receives them. They talk for some time. Then
Kapila comes)
Devadatta: Hey! Meet my friend Kapila
Shiva and Ravi: Oh! Hi Kapila
Kapila: Hi
Shiva and Ravi: So you are the one who saved my cousin in the lake?
Kapila: Yes
Shiva: What do you do?
Kapila: I work in my fathers shop
Ravi: Shop? Which shop?
Kapila: He is a black smith
Shiva and Ravi: So he repairs iron
Kapila: Yeah
Shiva and Ravi: So you dont go to school
Kapila: No!!
Shiva: (addressing Devadatta)
Devadatta, you have such a great friend
Ravi: Yeah! Son of a blacksmith
Shiva: Who is an illiterate.
Devadatta: Please stop it.
He will get offended
Shiva and Ravi: Let him hear
Devadatta: Kapila, Im really sorry
Shiva: Hey Devadatta we are talking to you?
Ravi: What are you thinking about yourself?
Devadatta: Whats your problem? What did I do?
Shiva: Yeah you didnt anything [sarcastically]
Ravi: Hey kid you need to know about this society
Devadatta: What society? I cant make friends or what?
Shiva: You can make friends but only in our caste
Ravi: See Devadatta we stay close to god .They, stay close to rusted
iron
Kapila: Bye Devadatta Im leaving
Devadatta: Im sorry Kapila.
Kapila: Its okay Devadatta, I spared them just because they are your
cousins
Devadatta: Ok Bye
Shiva and Ravi: Bye illiterate
(After a week)
Devadatta: Hey Kapila
Kapila: Hi
Devadatta: Kapila, can you meet me after 4o clock
Kapila: Yeah sure
(Kapila is waiting for him in front of his school)
Devadatta: Hey Kapila, when did you come?
Kapila: I didnt go home; I was waiting for you since morning, Im eager
to know the reason
Devadatta: Ok, listen from today, Ill be teaching you poems
Kapila: Devadatta, you must be kidding right..
Devadatta: I am not, Im serious
Kapila: see Devadatta that is not my job, if you I got offended because of
your cousins words, no I am not, and I dont care about them
Devadatta: No, I am not teaching you because of them, I am teaching it for
you, once if you learn poetry you will see the world in different
angle. Thats the power of literature
Kapila: Ok, then
(After a few years of teaching, Kapila will get acquainted with some of the
poems. Shiva and Ravi visits this place again, they see Kapila
with Devadatta)
Shiva and Ravi: Oh! You didnt leave yet
Kapila: No!
Ravi: look who is talking, illiterate
Kapila: I dare you if you call me an illiterate
(Kapila, shows what he has learned in these years, they two will get shocked, and
they leave the place..and Kapila thanks Devadatta,this strengthens
their friendship)

Two friends there are one mind, one heart

The End