Cowherd Ranjit was a adult and helped the children a lot. For Dhanush and Lata, he was like a big brother. So, it was natural for them to feel assured after seeing him but they were not prepared for the scene that was going to unfold in front of their eyes.
Ranjit started questioning the bandits as they seemed suspicious and sooner a fight ensured. The smaller bandit accompanying the bandit boss started hitting Ranjit. Ranjit too fought back with equal might. But it didn't last long as the bandit boss cam from behind and threw his big fist on Ranjit's jaw, which made him unconscious. The bandit boss also kicked Ranjit's belly and blood came out of his mouth. Dhanush and Lata couldn't do anything but the resulting fight and violence alarmed the cows who started running here and there.
"Lata, quick pass the whistle and pebbles." Dhanush ordered Lata as she was standing there dumbfounded looking at the bleeding Ranjit.
"Lata !" Dhanush gave her a good shaking.
"Yes, yes, here's the thing you need." Lata haphazardly pulled out the pebbles and whistle from the bag.
Dhanush started aiming and throwing the pebbles towards the cows who were moving away from the village gate, which made them run towards their home. As the cows were running towards the gate, the bandit boss took out his machete, and just started to scare the cows coming towards him.
"Now the write time. Lata pick up the stones and throw on them and shout with your might!" Dhanush shouted and then deeply inhaled the air and started to blow the whistle.
" I will not forgive these bad guys." Lata shouted angrily and threw stones at them as she was charged with adrenaline, "Alert alerts, there are thieves and Bandits here. Alert, alert everyone. Come here at once."
Along with sudden loud whistle, and falling stones and pebbles, the cows panicked more and run straight towards the gate leaving no room for escape for the bandits. They were also shocked by the discovery of their identity.
The cows were shoving away the bandits, running over them, even Ranjit who was fallen on the side of gates got trampled.
When all the cows had run away, the field had a deserted look with clouds of dust spread all over. Dhanush and Lata were silently looking at their exploits.
" Lata, the ropes," Dhanush gently nudged Lata as they saw Bandits fallen on the ground.
Dhanush took the ropes and tied the Bandits as they were confused and delirious. Lata run towards Ranjit to see if he was alright. Thankfully, he had some cuts cut scratches all over his body while no visible serious injury were found. Even now, the villagers have come and helped both children to take Ranjit to his hut. A village elder accompanied him.
" Who are these people?" Dhanush's mother asked as she hugged him.
" Lata, are you hurt?" asked another concerned woman as Lata was their darling girl.
" I am good aunty, but Ranjit bhaiya( brother) is injured." Lata said with a deep concerned voice.
" Everyone please help me tie these bandits who came to loot us." Dhanush asked the villagers.
" Also beware, there is another guy", continued Dhanush, " we need to capture him too."
" Yes, yes..he had taken Kalpana aunty and Komal aunty as hostages and went towards our storage house." Lata also remembered and said with an urgency.
Villagers mostly constituted women and were scared but decided to join the children to capture other bandit Kalu after they tied both the bandit boss and his lackey.
----to be continued-------
Ranjit started questioning the bandits as they seemed suspicious and sooner a fight ensured. The smaller bandit accompanying the bandit boss started hitting Ranjit. Ranjit too fought back with equal might. But it didn't last long as the bandit boss cam from behind and threw his big fist on Ranjit's jaw, which made him unconscious. The bandit boss also kicked Ranjit's belly and blood came out of his mouth. Dhanush and Lata couldn't do anything but the resulting fight and violence alarmed the cows who started running here and there.
"Lata, quick pass the whistle and pebbles." Dhanush ordered Lata as she was standing there dumbfounded looking at the bleeding Ranjit.
"Lata !" Dhanush gave her a good shaking.
"Yes, yes, here's the thing you need." Lata haphazardly pulled out the pebbles and whistle from the bag.
Dhanush started aiming and throwing the pebbles towards the cows who were moving away from the village gate, which made them run towards their home. As the cows were running towards the gate, the bandit boss took out his machete, and just started to scare the cows coming towards him.
"Now the write time. Lata pick up the stones and throw on them and shout with your might!" Dhanush shouted and then deeply inhaled the air and started to blow the whistle.
" I will not forgive these bad guys." Lata shouted angrily and threw stones at them as she was charged with adrenaline, "Alert alerts, there are thieves and Bandits here. Alert, alert everyone. Come here at once."
Along with sudden loud whistle, and falling stones and pebbles, the cows panicked more and run straight towards the gate leaving no room for escape for the bandits. They were also shocked by the discovery of their identity.
The cows were shoving away the bandits, running over them, even Ranjit who was fallen on the side of gates got trampled.
When all the cows had run away, the field had a deserted look with clouds of dust spread all over. Dhanush and Lata were silently looking at their exploits.
" Lata, the ropes," Dhanush gently nudged Lata as they saw Bandits fallen on the ground.
Dhanush took the ropes and tied the Bandits as they were confused and delirious. Lata run towards Ranjit to see if he was alright. Thankfully, he had some cuts cut scratches all over his body while no visible serious injury were found. Even now, the villagers have come and helped both children to take Ranjit to his hut. A village elder accompanied him.
" Who are these people?" Dhanush's mother asked as she hugged him.
" Lata, are you hurt?" asked another concerned woman as Lata was their darling girl.
" I am good aunty, but Ranjit bhaiya( brother) is injured." Lata said with a deep concerned voice.
" Everyone please help me tie these bandits who came to loot us." Dhanush asked the villagers.
" Also beware, there is another guy", continued Dhanush, " we need to capture him too."
" Yes, yes..he had taken Kalpana aunty and Komal aunty as hostages and went towards our storage house." Lata also remembered and said with an urgency.
Villagers mostly constituted women and were scared but decided to join the children to capture other bandit Kalu after they tied both the bandit boss and his lackey.
----to be continued-------
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