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Tara could not sit still! The train seemed to be going very slowly. Tara peered out through the window. Lights winked from windows in tall buildings. As everyone in the bogey prepared to sleep, one passenger asked Tara, \u201cBeti, I hope you are not running away from home?\u201cNo, no!\u201d said Tara. Early in the morning,Tara got off the train at Meenapur.
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\r\nShe walked towards the banks of the river Ganga and got into a crowded boat. Who could this girl be, travelling all alone?\u201d wondered many people on the boat. As Tara got out, the boatman asked, \u201cHave you run away from home?\u201dTara smiled and said, \u201cNo, no, sir, I am going home!\u201d
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\r\nTara came to a forest. She took out her camera. A deer looked at her and seemed to be asking what she was doing there! Tara aimed her camera and clicked.\u201cI\u2019ve come home, dear deer, I\u2019ve come home to the village of my ancestors.\"
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\r\nAs the sun set, Tara started walking on a rope bridge. The bridge swung gently with her steps. She smiled as she thought of what awaited her on the other side.
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\r\nOnce on the other side, Tara stopped to take out her map and plan her way forward. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.Ah, the earthy smell of green trees and plants in this forest was lovely!
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\r\nTara made a small bonfire. She ate some food that she had packed and settled down under the sky. Stars twinkled like friends. Tomorrow she would cross the forest by foot, and then take a bus to the village where her great grandparents lived.For today, Tara Prakash, famous wildlife photographer, was just going to sleep under the stars and dream about home.
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\r\nFrame Story Challenge
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to listen to the story.