Dreams Beyond Poverty

The Flight of Little Dreams On the edge of a village stood a broken hut where

Ramlal lived with his family. Ramlal worked as a daily wage laborer, and his wife Sita

washed utensils in people’s homes to earn a living. They did not have much,

but their two children—Mohan and Gudiya—were their greatest wealth. Mohan was ten years old and loved studying.

He often stood outside the school, watching other children read books, dreaming that one

day he would also go to school. Gudiya was seven. She used small stones to write letters

on her broken slate and happily said, “Brother, look! I’ve written my

name.” Many days, the stove did not light in their home. On such days,