BOOKS DC“Bappa, every morning you will have to take my cattle to the hills to graze,” the...
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In the eighth century, Nagaditya, the ruler of Idur in Rajasthan, was killed by his own subjects. His wife, the Rani and their three-year-old son, Shailadhish, were forced to go into hiding with a few loyal nobles. The Rani decided to live in a village called Parashar in the Trikoot Hill Range while her son Shailadhish was taken to a Brahmin’s house in Nagda for his own safety. The nobles did not tell the Brahmin who he really was. So the boy grew up as a servant. They called him Bappa.
“Bappa, every morning you will have to take my cattle to the hills to graze,” the Brahmin instructed the boy.
“Yes sir,” Bappa would reply.
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So he took the cattle to graze in the hills and returned by evening. Only after finishing all the household chores would he go to sleep. Bappa, thus, worked hard and soon impressed his master and wife. He also made many friends in the village. He was an excellent archer. He never missed the target whatever the distance. He along with his friends practised archery, sword-fighting and wrestling. But Bappa beat them all.
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