Leela's friend by R.K. Narayan

Leela's friend by R.K. Narayan

2. Rasipuram Krikhnaswmi Narayanaswami (1906-2001)
R.K. Narayan is among the best known Indian novelists.
He was born in Madras on 10
th
Oct, 1906.
He began writing career with Swami and Friends in 1935.
His other works are:
The Bachelor of Arts (1937)
The dark room (1938)
The English Teacher(1945)
R.K. Narayan

3. Malgudi is a fictional, semi-urban town in southern
India.
‘Malgudi Days’ is an Indian television series based
on the works of R.K. Narayan.
Malgudi Days

4. Leela is 5 years old cute girl.
Her mother’s name is Kamala
Her father’s name is Sivasanker.
She likes to listen stories at her bedtime.
She likes to play with her servant Sidda.
Leela

5. Sidda is servant but he is a tidy and honest man.
He is given two meals a day and four rupees a month.
In return he needs to wash clothes, tend a garden and
chop wood.
Sidda

6. Leela Friend is a story of a 5 years old girl, Leela and her
servant, Sidda.
Mr. and Mrs. Sivasanker wanted a servant for their house
hold work.
In that moment, they noticed Sidda near their gate. When
Mr. Sivasanker was standing in front of the Veranda.
Leela Friend

7. Sidda approached Mr. Sivasanker.
After several questions, Sidda was appointed as a
servant in their house.
He has done each and every house hold work and also
become a very good friend of Leela.

8. One day, Leela and Sidda went to the market and came
back to home where Leela’s mother noticed that Leela
lost her gold chain.
Leela’s mother asked various questions both Sidda and
Leela.
Her mother blames Sidda that he has stolen Leela’s
chain.

9. At once, Sidda left the home without informing
anyone.
Then, Leela’s parents lodge complaint to the police
about Sidda.
Afterwards, police caught hold Sidda and put into
jail.

10. One day, Leela’s mother was cooking then she
found the chain in the tamarind pot in the Kitchen.
Leela’s parents were sorry about this incident.

11. One should never blame others without knowledge of
anything.
Moral

12. Thank you