Karnika Sen

Lost Joys of Childhood Karnika Sen

'How many times have I told the sun to take care of himself God only knows. I told him, Look here old boy; you are atleast trillion years old. You are no longer the young sun who used to laugh at the smoking earth and play with the stars of distant galaxy.' 'Have you seen the sun when he was young? My dear cow, then how old are you?' Why is the sun so anxious about his favorite child, the earth? The law of the Fairyland forbids a fairy to touch a human being. A fairy breaks that law but she isn't punished. Why?