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Joginder: Oh, yes. The ghost is fond of stirred moved slightly

bananas, it seems. With everything, even the stealthily in a cautious

shops—, closed today, he must be hungry. manner so as not to be seen
or heard
We’ll wait here for him. startled felt sudden shock
or alarm
(After some time when it was getting dark, rumours interesting stories

something stirred behind the tree.) that may or may not be
true, passed around verbally
Sumer (whispers): Joginder, look! A hand quashed put an end to
has reached for the bananas. Look, a big,

red-faced monkey is moving stealthily towards the bunch.

Joginder (shouts): So, you are the ghost! (Lifts a stick angrily to

scare it.) We have got you. This is the ghost!

Sumer: We welcome you here, Mr Ghost. Ha-Ha! Run—run—run. Let

us catch it, Joginder. It looks startled.

(Joginder and
Sumer chase the

monkey.)

Joginder (blows

a whistle): There
goes the naughty

ghost. It runs as

fast as it can! Let’s
chase it out of the

town. (Joginder

and Sumer drive

the monkey away.)

(Narrator: When people come to know the truth about the ghost, they

all laugh. All the rumours and superstitions are quashed. They praise

the two boys.)

—Madhulika Singh

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