Villy the Vulture - Luke, Salim K

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Résumé :
Young Villy likes to make friends with other creatures and would find ways to communicate with them. One fine morning, on his way to a school, Villy finds a Meerkat in trouble and helps. At first the Meerkat does not trust Villy. Coincidentally they meet again in a shed taking shelter from heavy rainfalls. The Meerkat was scared, Villy comforts the Meerkat. Nowhere to go they introduce themselves and start chatting till it stops raining. The Meerkat introduces its name as Molly. They become friends. Villy's school mates would often tease Molly and his friends. Villy would be crossed with his school mates and defend Molly. When the vultures found themselves trapped in a landslide, Molly and his friends help rescue them even though they were treated so badly. Villy being a Vulture stood up for Molly the Meerkat against his fellow classmate (Vultures). Molly and the other Meerkats showed compassion and helped rescue the Vultures when trapped with though they were treated badly. Goodness is the key to harmony. Always help those in need even though at times they may not be treat you well.

Biographie:
As the first grandchild in a large family , my grandfather would spend most of his spare time with me. As a store keeper in the railways, he would often take me to the railway shunting yards where trains or locomotives would be parked for performance checks and service maintenance. Down the years now that I have grown older and have a child of my own. I still remember, each night my toddler son Jaden would plead for a bedtime story and each night, like any other parents, 'I'd make up my own bedtime fairy tale stories; he would listen attentively , interrupt and even reason with questions, silly ones mostly. He would get more excited than sleepy and would demand more. Many a times I would narrate the same short stories that I read from his collection of children's story books. Now that my son is in his teens and I miss those wonderful days where 'I'd re-live my childhood with him! Memories are indeed our gift for life.I always wanted to write children's stories and let my imagination run wild.