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My Dad’s Hero

She took it from him. “Thank you! Is it Gautam Buddha?”
she asked.

Hitesh laughed, “Why do you call him by his full name?
He is known simply as the Buddha.”

“How do you know?” Mansa snapped back.

“My Dad gave me one to keep on my bedside when I was
six,” Hitesh said, “I have had his statue there for a long
time now.”

“Oh, can you tell me something about him?” Mansa asked.
“I don’t know anything about him.”

“Well, I’ll tell you a story my Dad told me once. About
him and the Buddha,” he said.

“Your Dad met the Buddha?” she asked, mocking him.

“How could he meet him? The Buddha lived more than
2000 years ago. My Dad was given a statue of Buddha by
his friend, Varun uncle,” Hitesh said.

“Oh, why?” Mansa asked.
“It’s a long story, but let me still tell you. My Dad and
Varun uncle often used to go for bus rides around the
town. My Dad was always naughty. He would pull pranks
at the bus drivers and give them a scare. He used to earlier

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