23 - Ever Present In Children’s Protection

Bhaishri owned a beautiful orchard. Every child considered this as his own orchard. Children used to visit the orchard quite frequently.

They would carry whatever they like. Once three girls went to the orchard. They climbed up the tree and were plucking the berries.

Devubai observed this from a distance. She tried to caution them, ‘Girls, You would fall down.’ One of the girls noticed this and told the other one, ‘Devubai is approaching. Climb down quickly.’ The second girl hurriedly came down. The third girl couldn’t climb down in time. She had climbed up very high.

Watching Devubai coming closer, one girl panicked, ‘Hurry up. Run fast! Devubai is quite close.’ Both the girls ran behind a tree and tried to hide there. The third girl remained on the tree.

Both the girls warned the third girl, ‘Come down quickly.’ The third girl said, ‘If I come down, I will be caught.’ The first one suggested, ‘Then climb down from the other side.’ The girl tried to descend from the other side.

Branches of tree were thin that side. The moment she stepped on the branch, it broke down. She was hanging holding the branch.

Bhaishri noticed this from a distance. Before the girl had fallen down, he went there running and caught the girl in his hands. Bhaishri assured her, ‘Dear, don’t get scared. You have not hurt yourself.’

Bhaishri was with the other two girls also. He caressed them, ‘Girls, please don’t be scared.’ One of them said, ‘Devubai will scold.’ Bhaishri assured, ‘No body would scold. Please take whatever you want.’

Bhaishri appeared at both the places at the same time. Bhaishri manifested two forms. He was consoling all the three girls simultaneously using his both the forms.

He adviced Devubai, ‘Why should we scold children? Trees belong to Maharaj and kids also belong to Maharaj. Even birds enjoy the fruits and kids too.’ Devubai said defensively, ‘I thought the girls might fall down.’

Bhaishri informed, ‘This girl would have fallen down out of fear.’ Devubai promised, ‘I will never scold again.’ The girls were astonished looking at two forms of Bhaishri. Bhaishri merged his both the forms into one and offered berries to all of them.

All the girls enjoyed the berries. They went home happily.

Difficult words:
Descend - To move down
Defensively - Defend against attack

Points to ponder:
- Bhaishri was very fond of children therefore he was always careful that the kids should not be in trouble and he used to rush to help them and protect them.

Exercise

Answer the following questions:
1. What were the girls doing on the tree?
2. Why did the girls climbed down hurriedly from the tree?
3. Why did the third girl fall down?
4. What did Bhaishri advice Devubai?

Fill in the blanks:
1. Every child considered Bhaishri’s ________ as his own.
2. The trees belong to Maharaj and the _______ too.
3. Bhaishri had manifested two __________.