THE THIEF STORY

BY RUSKIN BOND

PRESENTATION BY SIMRANDEEP
 ABOUT THE AUTHOR : RUSKIN BOND

Ruskin Bond was born in 1934 at Kasauli , in Himachal

Pradesh. He is considered to be an icon among Indian
writers and children’s authors and a top novelist. His first
novel, THE ROOM ON THE ROOF , was published in
1956. He authored
 SUMMARY
Arun , a young man of 25, was a writer. He earned his living by
writing books or articles. He was a large hearted and simple man.
Once, when he was a watching a wrestling match, a young boy
named Hari Singh approached him and expressed his desire to
serve him. He said that he would cook for him. Anil believed him
and gave him a job. Hari Singh was an expert thief and used to
change his name and place to avoid the police and his old
employers. He used to make money while buying supplies for him .
One day, he got a chance to steal Anil’s money, from
under the mattress. He ran away to go to another place
by train . But at the railway station, his inner voice made
him restless. He did not want to cheat a large-hearted and
simple man like Anil , who had trusted him. He also
wanted Anil to teach him to write simple sentences . He
immediately came back to Anil’s house and placed the
money as it was. Next morning , Anil gave him fifty
rupees and told him that he would pay him regularly .
Anil forgave him as he wanted to give him another
chance to improve.
THEME OF THE STORY
The story, “THE THIEF BY RUSKIN
BOND’’, is based on the theme of friendship,
betrayal, aspirations, connection, trust, guilt,
change, kindness, loyalty, revenge and
honesty. The story is based on the fact that
how love and kindness can transform even the
most destructive minds of criminals and thief
in this cruel world.
CHARACTER SKETCH: HARI SINGH AND
ARUN
HARI SINGH:
Hari Singh was a 15 years boy who was an experienced
and successful thief. He was successful because of his
intelligence and cleverness. He carefully planned
everything before choosing his victims. He went to
places where people would not able to suspect him and
win their confidence to get job. At the end of this story,
where he decides to come back to Anil and keep his trust
alive.
This shows that there is good in every bad person.
ANIL:
Anil was a kind , simple and easy-going young man. He
was tall and of lean stature and interested in sports like
Wrestling. He was not very rich. He had the patience
and goodness to not only teach Hari Singh to cook but
also to read, write and add numbers. He is generous and
paid Hari when he get some money. He also has a
forgiving nature.
CONCLUSION
The moral of the story by Ruskin Bond named
‘The Thief Story’ is human values and relations
are
Important in life and it can change a person .
True values and kindness wins everyone heart ,
even a thief’s heart.
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