of games and children

I am popular with children. Soon children from my neighbourhood started coming to our house in the evenings. I used to tell them stories and play with them. I had no inhibitions. So in no time we all became friends. Usually I used to wear my brothers shirt soon after coming home. Boys felt I was one among them. We used to run , jump and play because there was sufficient place in our house, verandah and in the open to play. Two marvadi boys from distance used to come. they were brothers and they had a big cloth shop in Brodiepet. I bought one white saree with ink blue border in their shop.They had one little sister who used to accompany to wherever they go. Previous year they came out like that. It was raining hard for days and drainage canals were overflowing. Children could not identify and she being a small child of three or four got carried away in the flow and children could not save her. It was such a sad end to the life of a small child. When boys were saying that I felt very sorry. No one could blame them because they too were children.From opposite our house also children used to come. two girls and a boy. Boy was very chubby and only child to their parents. He was pampered and his behaviour was high handed. Later he became a good child and a good student.Later one of those girls got married to one of our distant relatives and I saw her in marriage at NELLORE. ACTUALLY I DID NOT RECOGNISE HER.But she came to me and reminded me. I knew her as a child and she grew up fast and got married.I felt happy for her and her family.