My much awaited award winning story finally out in the May issue of "The Children's Magazine" The Unforgettable Birthday Sitting alone on a park bench, where his father usually made him sit, Golu was watching Ashu and his friends play cricket. Suffering from polio, he was unable to accompany his father who sold balloons for their daily bread. Golu was unable to walk but whenever ball came in his direction, he collected and threw it back towards Ashu. By noon, all boys except Ashu had left, who was waiting for Golu’s father to return. Ashu came upto Golu and asked, “Your father has not returned. It’s very late” “Oh…….It’s Sunday and he might have gone a little farther to sell the balloons” Golu answered in faint voice. “My father will gift a new bicycle on my birthday tomorrow” Ashu gladly broke the news to Golu. “Oh……Very nice” Golu could hardly express any happiness with his parched tongue. He glanced at his fragile feet and murmured in faint voice, “My be