Story: The Ready Wit of a Boy

One sunny morning a boy of years was tending cattle by the side of a railway line. Suddenly he noticed that a small railway slipper was about to collapse ……….

Ans:  One sunny morning a boy of years was tending cattle by the side of a railway line. Suddenly he noticed that a small railway slipper was about to collapse.  A little while later he remembered that a mail train was supposed to cross in about half an hour.  He thought that an accident might occur. He grew anxious about the lives of many passengers. He began to think about how he could save the train from the accident.  The boy knew the train stops when anyone webs a red flag. He had a red napkin with him. The boy made up his mind to use the napkin as a flag . At once he heard the whistle of the train. The train was coming at the full speed.  The boy stood beside the railway line and began to wave his napkin as a flag.  The driver saw it and stopped the train. He came to the boy and asked him why he was waving his napkin. Then the boy showed him the crack of the slipper.

The driver was very much pleased with the boy. He thanked the boy and said,” You have saved the life of a thousand people. You are a very intelligent boy. You deserve a great reward.”