The naughty Baplu was never tired of disturbing others.
One day the village blacksmith became his target. He went on hopping around him and bothered him with all sorts of questions.
The blacksmith decided to scare him away. He held out a red hot piece of iron in his pincer close to the boy’s face.
“If you give me a rupee, I will kiss it,” said Baplu.
The blacksmith was stunned at the boy’s audacity. “Will you? Surely? Do you give me your word?”
“I give you my word of honour,” said Baplu.
The blacksmith gave him a one-rupee coin.
Baplu kissed the coin and ran away with it. “Have I not kept my word?” he said with a giggle, reaching the ice cream vendor 🙂
