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villagers to treat their sons and daughters equal. Due to his forward

thinking everybody loved and respected him.

One day a fire broke out at Dayaram’s house. He almost lost everything
in that incident but luckily he and his family were safe. This incident

didn’t break Dayaram. With full faith he started to rebuild all that he
had lost. Seeing his fighting spirit the villagers gathered together to
support him except Gangaram. The villagers helped him by giving

food, shelter and clothes. They also collected fund to rebuild his
house. Dayaram was very happy and thanked all the villagers for
their support.

Almost after one year, a flood occurred and Gangaram’s house, lands
and all his property were washed away. But because of his selfish
and arrogant behavior nobody was interested to help him. Dayaram

was the first to lend him a helping hand. The villagers then followed
Dayaram’s footsteps and come forward to help Gangaram. Gangaram
learned a hard lesson that day. The people with whom he had behaved

and treated rudely were helping him and his family. He broke into
tears and promised to change himself. After this incident, Gangaram
thanked everyone and apologized for his previous behaviour. Now
all of them are living peacefully in the village cooperating with each

other.

KEY WORDS
Arrogant : unpleasantly proud

Discriminate : differentiate on the basis of caste, class etc
Inferior : lower in rank, status or quality
Material Possession : property or belonging

Plot : a piece of land used for specific purpose
Status : a person’s social position

Note to the Teacher: Encourage the students to treat everyone equally in their community. Also
mention the consequences when people are discriminated in various ways. The lesson can also be
taught by citing examples from one’s own community or by telling such stories.

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