Balu's story continues...

Children, let's see what happens to our Late Balu.

Now Balu's grandmother made it a rule that until he finished his homework he would not be given food at night. That had the desired effect at least for some time. But it would be very late and he had a late dinner every day. As a result he went to bed very late, which made him get up late the next morning.

All his grandmother's efforts to correct him had no effect on Balu and he soon earned the nick name "late Balu". When his classmates saw him coming they would say, "Our late Balu is coming."

He was unable to keep up with the other children, so he failed in two classes. By the time he passed his final examination he was two years late and his friends had already joined College.

A few years later Balu finished his engineering degree and tried to get a job. He lost many fantastic opportunities as he hesitated in answering the questions during his interviews and the persons questioning him grew impatient.

At last, after a great struggle he found a job in the city and got married the next year.

We can meet Balu again soon and see how he is doing in his life, with his habit of being late for everything.

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