Dholu Ram Gadbad Singh, the roly poly-boy and his loving dog Rex went to a nearby lake on a Sunday morning. Dholu Ram's parents also accompanied them. Since the lake was nearby, all of them went walking.
On way to the lake, Dholu and Rex kept playing the ball. Dholu would throw the ball in the forward direction at a far away distance and Rex would go running and fetch it. This was fun as well as exercise for both of them. Dholu was practising throwing the ball and this would help him in playing the baseball game in his school. Rex was already getting fat because of the good food he was eating every day and he needed to burn the extra fat he had put on. Therefore, running was good for him too.
Thus, playing the ball, in no time, they reached the lake. They sat down on the green grass, a little far away from the bank of the lake. Dholu's mom took out egg sandwiches, cheese pizza and orange juice from the basket. It was a kind of little picnic for all of them. Since Dholu and Rex had exercised a lot by now, they felt the pangs of hunger. They gobbled up the orange juice, cheese pizza and egg sandwiches in no time. Then, they left the dad and mom behind in order to play a bit in the shallow side of the water. Though, Dholu and Rex, both of them knew swimming very well, they were always very cautious.
Since it was a Sunday morning, there was quite a crowd at the lake. Many families had gone to the lake picnicking. There was a small girl, who after finishing her eats, had gone nearer to the water and was watching the ducks and the fish of variety of colors. Ducks were saying "quack" "quack" and swimming in the waters of the lake like highly trained swimmers as if they were experts in all kinds of styles of swimming. The fish were very colorful and they too were swimming very gracefully. The little girl was intently enjoying looking at them. She was totally absorbed.
She was wearing a glittering diamond necklace of her mom. She had requested her mom to give the necklace to her, which she would wear for a while and then return. The diamond necklace was very expensive. A man wearing a black suit, seemingly a gentleman came near her and admired her and her necklace. Then, he touched the necklace so that he could observe it well. And before she knew anything, he snatched the necklace and pulled it out of her neck and started running away.
Dholu Ram, apart from all of his other good qualities, also acts as a bit of a spy at times. Knowing that the girl who was looking at the ducks and fish was all alone and was very young, he was keeping an eye on her. Though he was playing with Rex, half of his attention was drawn towards the girl. He was almost ready to protect the girl in case she went near the water and slipped into it or if something else untoward happened to her. Then, he also followed the suited man going near her and inspecting her necklace. Dholu was smelling some rat. He grew suspicious of him. He thought that this man, though looking like a gentleman, was actually a thief.
So, Dholu Ram was all ready to meet any unpleasant situation that could be created by the man in the black suit. No sooner, he saw the man snatching away the necklace, he took out the whistle that he always kept in his pocket and blew it repeatedly. The shrill noise of the whistle was immediately heard by the coast guards and the security guards. They are always there on duty at the lake side to ensure the protection of the people from any mishaps and accidents. Simultaneously, Rex started barking a lots. He also knew that there was something wrong there.
Listening to the repeated whistles and continuous barking of the dog, the guards rushed towards Dholu. Dholu told them about what happened and what he saw. He pointed towards the man in the dark suit, who was running towards a boat in the lake. He had jumped into the boat and speeded it away. He was escaping from the scene with the stolen necklace.
The guards ran at fast speeds towards their four boats parked in the lake and jumped into them. They cornered the thief from all the four directions and after a long chase in the river waters, nabbed the thief. They handcuffed him and brought to the bank of the river. They took the diamond chain from him and handed it to the parents of the little girl. They told the parents, "You should not give such an expensive jewelery to your little daughter and leave her alone." The parents agreed and thanked the coast guards and the security guards of the lake.
The guards gave the thief in the custody of the police. Everyone at the lake including the guards and the police admired Dholu Ram Gadbad Singh and his dog Rex for being so attentive and smart and to help retrieve the necklace and catch the thief. A small function was arranged quickly then and there to felicitate Dholu and Rex and they were presented with trophies. Everyone clapped lots. The parents of Dholu were once again proud of their son Dholu and their dog Rex.
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