Kempanna

Kempanna was the village idiot. Everyone knew him and everyone ignored him. He was like the sole electricity bulb that hung naked outside headman Ramappa’s house. The first time it lit up, the whole village celebrated. The first time it died down, the whole village mourned. Now, it flickered to life sporadically, and no one even noticed.

The commotion under the peepul tree awoke Ramappa from his afternoon nap.

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