https://www.pitara.com/authors/alka-shankar/Recent content in Alka Shankar on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usTue, 16 Jun 2026 18:00:53 +0530https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/stories-for-kids/it-all-began-with-drip-drip/Sun, 28 Mar 1999 20:45:12 +0000https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/stories-for-kids/it-all-began-with-drip-drip/<p>A tiger was caught in a storm, he had wandered into the fields looking for something to eat. He huddled close to the wall of Naini’s hut for shelter. Naini was an ill-tempered old woman who lived on the outskirts of the village. She was feeling especially ill-tempered that day, because her roof leaked badly.</p> <figure class="image-medium"> <a href="https://www.pitara.com/media/it-all-began-with-drip-drip.png" aria-label="Link to larger image"> <img src="https://www.pitara.com/media/it-all-began-with-drip-drip_hu_ba217614205e1d56.png" srcset="https://www.pitara.com/media/it-all-began-with-drip-drip_hu_f3ab8dcfb17abec3.png 320w, https://www.pitara.com/media/it-all-began-with-drip-drip_hu_ba217614205e1d56.png 900w" sizes="(min-width: 900px) 900px, 320px" alt="It All Began with Drip Drip" height="672" width="900" loading="lazy"> </a> </figure> <p>&ldquo;This drip-drip!&rdquo; she muttered, pushing her tin trunks and bed from place to place to keep them dry. &ldquo;Is there no escape?&rdquo; She slammed the bed against a trunk, picked up a small wooden box and shoved it against the wall. The wall shook.</p>