Short Story Written By: Gufran
Sikandar
Once there was a child whose teachers were not satisfied
with his classroom progress and the boy was lazy and has no interest in studies
rather spending time in watching cartoon films or playing with different toys.
Exams or tests were not more than a nightmare for the little boy. He thought
that if a fairy could come and solve his miseries with the jiffy as his
grandmother’s often told fairy tales or he could get a magical lamp with the
jinni who could attempt his papers within seconds with the absolute correct
answers. He thought in this way his father would be so happy with his results.
And he would have lot of leisure time to play with his toys and watch favorite
television shows. One day he shouted with joy and said eureka ‘I got the
solution’, and it was to get a magic... pen which could write anything as per
commands, but the problem was that how could he get the magic pen?
Days
passed smoothly and his desire was still not fulfilled instead got stronger
than ever. One day he went to his ¬Papa and asked anxiously ‘Papa I need a
magic’ which help me to get maximum marks in the exams. His father smiled while
looking at him and said son why are you worried? Because getting a magic pen is
not a big deal for any child and you may get it by study hard and spending time
with the books. Little kid was unable to get the meaning of his father’s given
solution and he was desperate and uneasy because his last hope was broken. He
decided to talk to his best friend who was his classmate as well, but his
friend was astonished of such desire and could not help him. His friend said
only fairy mother could help you in this matter but she lives so far that we
may not get her. By the passage of time the boy grew up and he forgot what his
desire was when he was a kid. At University he learned how to study and what
are the ways of empowering the memory and his results were great, so that his
father was so proud of his son and his father told him my boy now you got the
magic pen which never stops and your pen writes anything as you command. After
hearing father’s words his past memories came out into his mind that when he
was a kid what his wish was. He said proudly to his father on that time it was
not possible for me to understand how to get the magic pen and my innocent mind
was unable to get the meaning of your philosophical reply, but now I got what
you were trying to say actually every ordinary pen can turn into a magic pen if
we study hard and don’t waste our time in unproductive activities and playing
games is not a bad idea but we as kids should balance our study and fun time.