The Missing English Notebook
"Where are you, Suku. Aval and tea are kept for you on the table." Grandma shouted across the room, calling for Suku. Suku, studying in class 4 was busy doing his homework. He had just come back from school, and it was uncharacteristic of him to miss his tea. Last week, he was made the class monitor. It would be a great embarrassment if he was caught with incomplete homework. Moreover, he had promised to meet his friends on the ground adjacent to the public library. The boys, after a game of football, would go and sit under the fan in the library. Mr. Prasannan, the Librarian, allowed the boys to come in and browse the books after the game, even with their muddy clothes. "Jinto, did you complete the English essay on Mohenjo Daro?" It was clear that Lithesh was yet to begin the assignment. "No, Lithesh, Sethu chechi said she will help me. I am waiting for her" "What about you, Mr. Monitor? I suppose you would have completed and submitted it as well...