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Horses – a short story from “Rainbows in Braille” – A collection of short stories – By Elmo Jayawardena They walked along the rough, broken pavement. A father and a son, ‘shabby’ is too light a word to describe what they wore, could be a little less in value. The little boy is bare-footed and the man wears wasted Bata rubber slippers, both ambling along under the noon day sun, scorched, drenched in sweat, oblivious to much of the world and its cacophony filled street. . “The buses are too crowded,” aren’t they Thaththe? The man nods and trudges in silence. “It is better to walk, we have time,” says the little one, repeating what the father had said before. For that too the older one nods. The father takes his steps in silence; his hand hanging low as the little boy’s outstretched fingers struggle to ...

“COMRADES IN ARMS” – By Des Kelly There are dozens of stories about them, various animals and even birds like pigeons who have been these loyal “Comrades-in-Arms”, giving invaluable aid to their Masters & Mistresses, both in Peacetime & War. Going back, into history, horses come to mind. Hundreds of then fighting together with their masters riding them, in battles lasting for hours, dying with them, if beaten, loyal o the very end. Little trained pigeons, carrying messages for their carers, for kilometres, and sometimes being shot, for their trouble, and of course, Man’s best friends, dogs, of all shapes and sizes, doing what was necessary to protect their human mates, even to the death, if need be. These, then, are some of the Comrades-in Arms that this story is about. Read it carefully my friends, and even if you are not an animal ...