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No part of this book may be reproduced in whole or in part , or stored in a retrieval system , or transmitted in any form or by any means , electronic , mechanical , photocopying , recording , or otherwise , without the prior written permission of the publisher.  \nPublished by Children's Book Trust , Nehru House , 4 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg , New Delhi-110002 and printed at its Indraprastha Press. Ph: 23316970-74 Fax: 23721090 e-mail: cbtnd@cbtnd. com Website: [www.childrensbooktrust. com](www.childrensbooktrust. com)  \nCONTENTS  \nHeart of Gold Five Ghosts Leg Trap Bangle-Seller Bird-Watcher  \nCamp Exploits Froth and Fury Dogs on Strike Metamorphosis A Day to Remember To the Rescue Progress Report Payal  \nVisitors from the Village Cheemi  \nHoli  \nA Sleuth is Born Sandalwood Trees  \nV.P. Minocha 5  \nMadhu Tandon 12  \nManorama Jafa 20  \nShefali Mullick 24  \nAnil Ekbote 28  \nSunita Rao 35  \nShiv Dhawan 42  \nIra Saxena 47  \nNilima Sinha 54  \nPratibha Nath 63  \nPrabha Chandrasekhar 68  \nK.C. Batra 74  \nSukhamoy Bhattacharjee 79  \nAbdul Samad Khwaja 84  \nSurekha Panandiker 90  \nRama Thapar 96  \nSavitri Makhijani 100  \nIndira Ananthakrishnan 106  \nHEART OF GOLD  \nMy parents decided to send me to my uncle's place for Sley . sThey feeriouslylt tIh's woe plauchehlipghtohdoceipsnne meyou,. my dn,' warnbotheedr Fyaotuer asaunt I waands eavon' gpay with the bad boys there,\" was Mother's parting advice.  \nAt the new place I felt lonely. Fo i a few days, after returtimenoignom shomec- lk, I standayedrevisatinomlesesoannsd spent the  \nSoon I made friends. All of them were fond of playing games. We went to school together and came back in a group.  \nThe temple priest gave me sweets every Tuesday. Tseitarpentergladly shmarapdeenaedgulmliy dandakhurpi*** foBrumt Iel.iTkeeackqira-, the chowkidar,*** most of all. He loved children. We all enjoyed his jokes. His voice was husky and he had a shrill laugh.  \nbeenaevendayentgitaIkceSomestera tolnleis. \"Wfielesr, averepylioeud meekly.  \n*used for playing tipcat  \n**small spade  \n*** watchman  \n\"You're in our charge. I won't allow you to neglect your studies,\" she warned.  \nI\"Iofpeneyoud mdoy tsahitscheaaanin sI'alrtehd staveudyingto tel.l Chachu Chawdhary,\" she continued. I looked at her, but did not\"daHevasekyo sCehChawdachuarhyawawdhsa.ry?\" asked Shaahraacnu theChaway towdharys?hoItaesnext murprise.ar the samLnoamoketgen, \". \"Whohe poisteetIaasrdeadn. earby field. Ifighticnragnewidth my na bullee. Awasgusahiegoeetrdonmang aniwamals  \nhthe wachubacks wilId askedred eySeaannara aba wioduetj,cuai.d Shankara.  \nDalipu confirmed Shankara's description of Chachu yCih\"macTithhauetiinsseewetstanegcos, fwhtalleain Adpetodenifddur, villgeNo,\", sndt oRinnly.n our village, but in the whole area right upto the canal. No one dare oppose him.\" To make his point Shankara emphasized every word.  \nAs we approached the house I saw aunt standing at thme doory friend. Is. raIme wsomeiouilkt eveandnqsaying gouickly satodd-byowen ttoo do my home-work. But Chachu remained in my mind all the time. 'Chachu is the most feared person in our village', I repeated the words to myself.  \n\"H iilgse dmdaeit'sdh\"t said Uo lootncor. villgeHeoncekille. them alone?\" I asked, surprised.  \nneaut haser thhaveke toevatgom, rUaetdnbyewryUrlee abrptN, . no, I'm afraid of him. I don't want to see him,\" I said frightened. Uncle laughed, but Aunt suppressed her smile.  \npopIulalso came tarly knowno anoKwhotoait tSe vrhall,agbeecSaaursalaof wtahsemuashrderamesd thatof staddyitnenin aplace tvillagerweit.hFor a wsuch aileick, nIafemt One day, while returning from school, we saw amanseeingdgggvea Igtrawvaes . a aetp,wasdarit first time I was I dAt ne","cbCaigrVgG6ranPQ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigrVgG6ranPQ","pdf",3607966,115,"English","# Contents\n## Heart of Gold\n## Five Ghosts\n## Leg Trap\n## Bangle-Seller\n## Bird-Watcher\n## Camp Exploits\n## Froth and Fury\n## Dogs on Strike\n## Metamorphosis\n## A Day to Remember\n## To the Rescue\n## Progress Report Payal\n## Visitors from the Village\n## Cheemi\n## Holi\n## A Sleuth is Born\n## Sandalwood Trees","[{\"question\":\"Who does the child meet and befriend after arriving at the new place?\",\"answer\":\"Soon the child makes friends, all of whom enjoy playing games, and they go to school together in a group.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the child initially feel afraid of Chachu?\",\"answer\":\"Mother’s advice and local talk describe Chachu as the most feared person in the village, making the child anxious and avoidant.\"},{\"question\":\"How does Chachu change the child’s view during later incidents?\",\"answer\":\"Although fear dominates at first, Chachu later warns classmates about danger and turns situations into jokes, leading the child to see him as more than a frightening figure.\"}]","More Short Stories for Children - Heart of Gold | PDF",1789974862,177,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":99},[100,103,107,111,116,120,125,130,135,138,142],{"id":22,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":101,"slug":102},90,"story-novel",{"id":26,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":104,"show_sort_weight":105,"slug":106},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":33,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":108,"show_sort_weight":109,"slug":110},"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":112,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":113,"show_sort_weight":114,"slug":115},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":55,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":117,"show_sort_weight":118,"slug":119},"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":121,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":122,"show_sort_weight":123,"slug":124},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":126,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":127,"show_sort_weight":128,"slug":129},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":131,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":132,"show_sort_weight":133,"slug":134},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":133,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":136,"show_sort_weight":133,"slug":137},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":139,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":140,"show_sort_weight":139,"slug":141},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":143,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":144,"show_sort_weight":112,"slug":145},19,"General","general"]