1) Babu, the cobbler’s boy in a
village small
Staying in a ruined cottage far
away
With broken roof and moldering
walls
His father worked in a shop on
meagre pay
With stubble beard and
overgrown dark hair
He looked too poor with heavy
debts and despair.
2) Babu never revealed his family
woes
With fewer clothes, he dressed
himself look neat
Though poor, he never appeared
sad and morose
Sincere in studies, humble and
discreet.
His friendly nature won him
many classmates
His teachers too helped him
knowing his humble state.
3) His mother worked as a domestic
maid
His sisters as laborers in the
neighboring farm
No loan he got though he
earnestly tried;
His friends took him to the
church in a valley calm
With sympathy the pastor heard
his plea
He bought his books and paid
school fee.
4) The pastor’s words infused much hope
and cheer
He thought deeply about his
wretched fate
Babu became Benjamin without any
fear
No help from others to set right
his state.
His mother found her shelter in church
service
Free from debts his father too felt a sense
of peace.
5) As untouchables now they need not
dwell
They need not groan under the
growing debt
Freed from farm work his sisters
studied well
They need not face insults and
lender’s threats
Completing his studies Babu did
pursue
A course in shoe-making with attention due.
6) Away from home he learnt the language
new
Mingling with peers and teaching
them the art
Of tanning leather and shoe-making
he knew
To start his own industry he ever thought
Along with friends he set up his
stall
A humble beginning with capital
small.
7) Though slow, in course of time his
business grew
A larger show room did he take on
rent
All kinds of shoes he sold with
models new
He applied for bank loan and got
consent
Cautiously spending without much
fanfare
Whatever he got, with friends did he
share.
8) By dint of perseverance and hard work he
made
A popular brand of shoes and
supplied
Updating the skills of his family
trade
In spite of problems he never sighed
His family felt relief as they
prospered well
By his support and help they did
happily dwell.
9) His teachers felt a sense of joy and
pride
To see a poor shoe-maker’s son’s uprise
Hard work and humility in him all
espied
Though poor he is friendly, bold and
wise
Jobs he gave to many in his shoe
store
In spite of wealth he remained humble as
before.
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