Pahaad Ka Hero

Pahadon ke beech ek chhota sa gaon tha — Devpur. Yahan ek ladka rehta tha — Veer, 11 saal ka.

Veer school jaata, pahadon par ghoomta, aur jungle mein jaanwaron ko observe karta. Usse nature se bahut pyaar tha. Woh chidion ki boli samajhta tha, mausam ka andaaza lagata tha, aur nadi ke paani ko dekh kar bata deta tha ki baarish hogi ya nahi.

Lekin gaon ke log usse seriously nahi lete the. "Arre chhora hai, kya jaane!"

Khatarnaak Nishani

Ek din Veer jungle mein tha. Usne kuch ajeeb dekha — saare pakshi ek hi direction mein ud rahe the. Jaldi-jaldi. Dar ke maare.

Phir usne nadi dekhi — paani ka rang badal gaya tha. Mitti jaisa brown ho raha tha. Aur paani ka level bhi badh raha tha.

Veer ka dil tez dhakne laga. Yeh nishaniyan usne apne Dadaji se seekhi thin. Iska matlab tha — upar pahadon mein bahut zyada baarish ho rahi hai aur baadh aane wali hai!

Veer bhaagta hua gaon aaya. "Sarpanch ji! Baadh aane wali hai! Sabko upar jaana hoga!"

Sarpanch ne hansa. "Arre Veer, aasmaan saaf hai! Koi baadh nahi aayegi."

"Lekin nadi ka paani brown ho raha hai! Pakshi bhaag rahe hain!"

"Chhore, jaake padhai kar. Hamein mat sikha."

Kisi ne nahi suna.

Veer Ka Faisla

Veer rona chahta tha. Lekin uske paas time nahi tha rona ka.

Usne ek faisla kiya — "Agar bade nahi sunenge, toh main bacchon ko bataunga!"

Veer school gaya aur apne saare doston ko bataya. "Yaar, ghar jaao aur apne mummy-papa se kaho — saamaan pack karo aur pahaad ki upar wali jagah chalo. Baadh aane wali hai."

Bachche ghar gaye. Unhone itna roya, itna kaha, ki parents ko sunna pada. "Chalo theek hai, chal kar dekh lete hain" — kuch logon ne sochkar saamaan pack karna shuru kiya.

Veer ne gaon ke mandir ka ghanta bajaya — Tann tann tann! Itna zor se ki poora gaon sun le.

"Baadh aa rahi hai! Sab upar chalo! Abhi!"

Baadh!

Do ghante baad — jab aadhaa gaon upar pahunch gaya tha — nadi ka paani achanak badha. Itna paani ki neeche wale gharon mein paani ghus gaya.

Jo log upar chale gaye the — woh safe the. Jo neeche reh gaye the — unhe bhi doosron ne khinch kar upar pahunchaya.

Ek bhi jaan nahi gayi. Kyunki ek 11 saal ke ladke ne himmat dikhayi.

Sarpanch Veer ke paas aaye. Unki aankhon mein aansoo the. "Beta, tu sahi tha. Hum galat the. Agar tune warning nahi di hoti..."

Veer ne kaha, "Sarpanch ji, mujhe koi hero nahi banna tha. Main toh bas woh karna chahta tha jo sahi tha."

Us din se poora gaon Veer ki baat sunta. Aur Veer ne sabko sikhaya — nature ki bhasha kaise samjhein, paani kaise dekhein, jaanwaron ke signals kaise padhein.