ADVENTURES AT SCHOOL

‘In that last year at Prep
school in Shimla, there were four of us who were close friends […] We called
ourselves
the “Four Feathers”, the feathers signifying that we were companions in
adventure, comrades-in-arms and knights
of the round table.’

School days play a major role in shaping who we are; our friends and
teachers at school are the family we personally
handpick. Not only does school teach us order, discipline and the
importance of academic learning, it also gives us the
priceless gifts of friendship, teamwork and goodness. Many of us, at times,
may even struggle to remember the most
obvious details of our everyday routines, however we, so fondly and
effortlessly, hold onto our sometimes vivid, sometimes
blurry memories of school life.

Ruskin Bond’s Adventures at School presents mischievous adventurous as well
as thrilling school experiences we can all
identify with and relish. Some of these stories are sprinkled with innocent
dreams, comical instances and heart-warming companionships, while others
contain the author’s personal anecdotes as he recalls the carefree times of
his own childhood.
These tales push us towards appreciating our school days with a strong
intensity, and make us reminisce them with
bittersweet yearning and ringing heartstrings.