My family loves to go to villages. One day we decided to go on a trip to a village in Rajapalayam called Devadanam. We went there by train.
I enjoyed travelling in the train. We bought a lot of snacks and toys during our journey. We reached Devadanam after a 12 hours train journey. When we reached the station my excitement level went up, looking at the lush green fields and trees.
People were staring at us as though we belonged to a different planet and received us with a beautiful smile.
We reached my relatives house by bus, followed by a short walk. There is no Uber or Ola cabs in the village. I was surprised in the beginning. There was only one small school there for the entire village. The children studying in the school were not in a hurry to go to school, like my friends and I. In fact for them, getting ready for the school was not a big deal because school was only
a walk away from their house. Those kids woke up early in the morning, finished their daily chores and then went to school on foot.
The next day we went to a forest in Devadanam for trekking. There were many things to explore there. I enjoyed it a lot. We went to swim in a river. My mom and I were sitting on a rock, dangling our legs in a small puddle filled with tiny fishes. I enjoyed it a lot and I played there too.
We cooked with the people there in the village. I ate the food happily. Then we took a train and came back to Chennai, with a lot of memories. I will never forget that experience .It was very interesting and enthusiastic.
3 Responses
Excellent narrative from a child’s point of view. She clearly brings out the differences between the urban and the rural life. I could sense the child’s longing for the peaceful and serene village life. Pl write more Anjali.
N Somasundaram, Commandant, Indian Coast Guard.à
Thanks sir
Good choice for going to a village for a trip and having a good time with the people of that village………………..👍👌❤️❤️