The schools of Delhi, the capital of India are closed on May 15th, for two months for summer vacation. They are closed on this occasion only to facilitate the children and to save themselves from the burning sun, hot winds and the heated earth. Some people go to hills to save themselves from the heat of the summer, some make a programme to go on some tour and some go out to see their relatives.
I had never seen a village but I had already heard from my mother about the pure atmosphere and the green fields of villages as well as the simple nature of the villagers. So, I made my mother ready to go to my maternal uncle. My mother and I set out on our journey for the village by bus on May 20th.
It was only eleven o'clock but the sun was blazing very hot. As the bus came on a kuchha road, jerks and jostles started in the bus. Every one in the bus was uneasy and was remembering God. After going for some distance the bus fell into a pit that was filled with dust. The driver told the passengers to get down and push out the bus. So every traveller came out and tried to push out the bus. After a great struggle the bus jumped out. We felt as if we had won some battle.
At three o'clock we reached the Haveli (the big house) of my maternal uncle. I was fully infused with dust. My uncle gave me cold water of the well to bathe. As I took bath I was refreshed. Then I took food and slept. I woke up at five o'clock and then I went out to see the village. I found the atmosphere of the village quite the same as I had already heard.
Every day I woke up early in the morning and went to the mango garden where I enjoyed the sweet mangoes. After coming back home I took bath and then took milk. From 8 A.M. to 10 A.M. I sat to work. I did my home work in English and Mathematics. At 10 A.M. I had my meals. For about two hours I took rest and read the newspaper. At evening I again went out for a walk. Thus my summer vacation passed very easily.
I came back to Delhi with my mother two days before my school reopened. Now I think that the government should improve the condition of the roads of the villages.
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