Dream bike...
Here’s a short inspirational story titled "The Dream Bike"—you can use it as a motivational piece, a bedtime story, or just for reflection.
The Dream Bike
Twelve-year-old Arjun lived in a small village nestled between hills and rice fields. Every morning, he walked five kilometers to school, his worn-out sandals flapping on the dusty path. But Arjun never complained—he had a dream: to own a shiny red bicycle.
Not just any bicycle, though. He had seen it once in a shop window during a visit to the town with his father. It was sleek, with silver spokes that caught the sun like diamonds. To Arjun, it wasn’t just a bike—it was freedom, speed, and the reward for hard work.
That night, under the flickering light of a kerosene lamp, Arjun made a plan. He would save. Every coin he earned helping neighbors with chores, every rupee he could spare from school lunches, he would tuck away in a tin box under his bed.
Days turned into weeks. Weeks into months. Some days were harder than others. He was tempted, once, when a local fair came to town, to spend a little. But he looked at the sky, imagined riding through the wind, and kept walking.
Two years passed. He had grown taller, stronger. His feet had walked thousands of steps. And then one day, his father handed him a small envelope.
“What’s this?” Arjun asked.
His father smiled. “The shopkeeper wrote to me. The red bike is still there. And he’s giving you a discount—for waiting this long.”
With trembling hands, Arjun opened his tin box. The coins jingled like tiny bells of victory.
That evening, he returned home not on tired feet, but pedaling fast, the wind in his hair, the hills rushing past. The village kids cheered. Arjun had not just bought a bike—he had earned it, inch by inch, with patience, sweat, and belief.
And from that day forward, whenever someone said a dream was too far, Arjun would smile and say,
"Not if you’re willing to walk toward it."
Would you like a version of this story for younger children, a comic format, or to expand it into a short storybook?
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