https://www.pitara.com/tags/canal-life/Recent content in Canal Life on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/features-for-kids/prabhu-and-the-prawns/Sun, 25 May 2003 08:54:13 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/features-for-kids/prabhu-and-the-prawns/<p>The still, muddy water glistened with oil. There were no signs of any<br> life as Prabhu stood by the side of the narrow canal and squinted hard,<br> anxiously searching the depths of the murky pool. But the slick surface<br> made it hard for him to see anything beneath the surface.</p> <p>Fear crossed the eight-year-old&rsquo;s face. If he couldn&rsquo;t find what he was<br> looking for, there would be no meal tonight.</p> <figure class="image-medium has-caption"> <a href="https://www.pitara.com/media/features-148_1.gif" aria-label="Link to larger image"> <img src="https://www.pitara.com/media/features-148_1_hu_26250e207b1d9262.gif" srcset="https://www.pitara.com/media/features-148_1_hu_abc6519e9d245ae1.gif 320w, https://www.pitara.com/media/features-148_1_hu_26250e207b1d9262.gif 900w" sizes="(min-width: 900px) 900px, 320px" alt="Prabhu and the Prawns [Illustration by Anup Singh]" height="504" width="900" loading="lazy"> </a> <figcaption>Prabhu and the Prawns [Illustration by Anup Singh]</figcaption> </figure> <p>Prabhu is a shrimp seed collector. Every morning, he trudges nearly three kilometres to reach a shrimp farm in Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh. There he picks out tiny, baby shrimps called seeds from small, saline pools where they are grown, and transfers them to huge reservoirs.</p>