Danish Zargar has 23 articles published.
The mulberry tree stood there for years, on the plateau by the river. It was filled with mulberries, orange and purple and green. Several had fallen to the ground and dyed it an arty mix of black and purple. In the thick of the tree, a baby myna was alone in a nest. Ptchh, ptchh,…
The sun had finally come out after days of rain. The clouds in the sky were few and far. It was a clear morning. The villagers had come out into their paddy fields to tend to their ripened crops. As far as the eyes could see, the fields were shades of green and yellow and…
It was a Friday. The month was October. Rashi was going for her routine evening walk to the woods surrounding her house. It was drizzling. A cool breeze was blowing. There was no one around, just her and nature. Birds were returning to their nests. Chirp and click of insects filled the air. Tree leaves…
The barking of a dog disturbed Ahmer’s attempt to sleep, once more. “I am scared, Mommy,” she told her mother, as she tugged closer to her. “It is nothing, Honey. Do not be afraid,” said the mother. It was a peculiar routine for Ahmer and her mother. The dog barking and Ahmer feeling scared. It…
Kamli and her 3-year-old son, Rohan, lived in a poor village in India. They often had to go hungry, because Kamli didn’t earn much from her daily labouring at a brick kiln. She didn’t want Rohan to have such miserable life. She wanted him to have a good childhood and a bright future. So, Kamli…
Two baby sparrows, each the size of a human thumb, both unknown to flying, were hiding under a bush of rose plants. The overnight wind had thrown them out of their nest, where their parents were searching for them. The rosary they landed in, fell in the territory of a cat, who was always hungry. …
A young seagull had just left her nest on the mountain by the sea. Before she took her first independent flight, her mother gave her a suggestion. “Never look for fish away from this mountain,” she said. But the young one had other ideas. “There is a world out there to explore. I will not…
Sara was beside her father on their tractor. They were going to collect hay for their cattle. It was her father’s work. Sara just tagged along for fun. She loved visiting their field, where her father grew pulses. The hay had been piled up at one corner of their field, ready to be loaded onto…
There lived two crows on a tall poplar tree, each in his own nest. One of the crows was big, strong, and black. The other was lean, weak, and grey. The black crow was proud of its size, and always ridiculed the grey crow. “I am big and strong. I can do whatever I want.…
There lived a three-legged wolf in a jungle. He was a member of a pack in which all other wolves were healthy and strong. The pack knew how to hunt, as all its members performed their duty well, except the three-legged one, who had become a burden. The three-legged wolf could not go hunting. The…
