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There was once a village boy. His name was Gabloo. He had two younger brothers who were very very naughty. But Gabloo was a good boy and a bright student. Believe it or not, Gabloo had a very, very special pet – an elephant! The elephant was called Raja and you can well imagine how terribly proud and fond Gabloo was of him!
Once Gabloo grew up he used to often go for long rides on Raja’s back. One rainy day, while returning from the dense jungle, Gabloo saw that the local Zamindar (landowner) had fallen off his horse into a deep pit.
Ever happy to be of help to one and all, Gabloo rushed to rescue the Zamindar immediately. He and his elephant managed to lift the unconscious man from the deep well. When he recovered, the zamindar was most grateful and he offered his beautiful daughter to Gabloo in marriage. After the old Zamindar died some year later, Gabloo became the Zamindar of his village and the elephant, Raja became his favourite minister! They looked after their village very well indeed!
To communicate, Saikat uses a few gestures (e.g. elephant) and alphabet board. He also uses speech but it is slurred and is difficult for a person who is not familiar with him to understand. Saikat pointed at the letters in Bengali and teacher wrote the words. After each sentence was constructed the teacher read out the sentence to him for change or confirmation.