Translation Exercise - 18
Aarav lived in Mumbai and had a gigantic house. Aarav’s father used to work in a prominent company, and he had a hefty salary, Aarav’s mother was a fashion designer, and her designed lehengas were sold for millions of rupees. Aarav studied in the sixth grade and his school was one of the most well-known schools in the city. Aarav used to come home from school on foot because his house was very near to the school and also used to eat burger pizza in between the journey. What happened once was that on his way he found a child of another school who studied in a government school. The child asked Aarav for help and said that his exams were approaching but he did not have books. Aarav gave him some money and told him that after two months he would come to get that money. That money was received by Aarav for his pocket money, he had saved it. The child’s name was Diwakar and he was from a nearby shelter home. Diwakar’s mother and father were both labourers and many a time they did not get their wages, due to which the money for Diwakar’s education was indeed a big deal, making it difficult to even fulfil household needs and make both ends meet. Diwakar was very bright in academics, but due to financial problems, he would have to stay away from school for several months. Just as he asked for money from Aarav, in the same way, he would ask for money from many people and he would pay his fees by collecting them. If Aarav was from a rich family, he gave that much money to Diwakar that he could pay his seven months of school fees. Diwakar thought that Aarav had gladly given him the money, he did not heed attention to the fact that the money had to be returned. When Diwakar went home and told that he had got so much money, his parents told him that instead of giving money in school, that money should be used for other work. Diwakar’s father was in debt, so he was in dire need of money and wanted to use the money he received from Aarav to repay the loan.