One day, Sheikh Chilli’s mother scolded him very badly for his silly acts. To save himself from his mother’s anger, he left his house. He then wandered here and there and reached another village. Sheikh roamed aimlessly in that village till some soldiers got suspicious about his actions and caught him. He was put in a prison. Feeling restless in the prison, Sheikh quietly slipped out of his cell. He managed to locate the back door. Near the door, he met a dacoit who was planning to escape, too. The dacoit told Sheikh to go with him. Then he threw rope across the wall, which was caught by his friends on the other side. He asked Sheikh to hold the rope, so that he might climb out first. Suddenly, Sheikh thought, ‘Who would hold the rope for him after the dacoit had climbed over?’ So, he let go of the rope and the dacoit fell back with a thud. The guards came to see what the noise was all about. They thought Sheikh had foiled the dacoit’s escape bid and rewarded him. On getting freed, Sheikh ran back towards his village.
In Prison
