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The Sheep of the Lal Bagh - In a little city in the heart of India, there was a big park called the Lal Bagh. From miles around, people came to the park on holidays.
The Sheep of the Lal Bagh - Most of All, they came to see the lawn mower.
The Sheep of the Lal Bagh - On holidays, his mowing was very special.
The Sheep of the Lal Bagh - On happy holidays, he started in the center and mowed out to the corners. He didn't stop until the whole park was covered with beautiful stars.
The Sheep of the Lal Bagh - His holiday mowing took a long time, because there were many interruptions.
The Sheep of the Lal Bagh - But the mayor of the city was not satisfied with his old fashioned lawn mower.
The Sheep of the Lal Bagh - When Ramesh saw the machine mowing the grass, he turned away sadly.
The Sheep of the Lal Bagh - He joined a flock of grazing sheep. They did not understand why he mowed the grass in such strange patterns.
The Sheep of the Lal Bagh - They could not pat a machine, or scratch a machine's head, or climb on its back and ask for a ride. So little by little they stopped coming to the park.
The Sheep of the Lal Bagh - A committee was appointed to find Ramesh. But a committee really cannot tell one sheep from another, so they could not find him.
Then Rajendra and Kamala and Krishna went up the hill.
The Sheep of the Lal Bagh - And that is how Ramesh came back to the Lal Bagh.
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