A RICKSHAW PULLER

a) Who is a rickshaw puller?

b) Where does he live?

c) How does he support his family?

d) How does he pass his days?

The man who pulls rickshaw for money is a rickshaw puller. A rickshaw puller is quite familiar in cities and towns. He lives in a slum. His dress is very shabby. His income is very poor. He supports his family through much hardship. He has no rickshaw of his own. He toils hard. In all weathers good and bad he is seen carrying passengers. He bargains with his passengers. He demands more when the weather is very hot and foul. Sometimes he tries to cheat passengers. But most often he is cheated by passengers. A rickshaw puller is seen sleeping on his rickshaw beneath a tree or sitting idly on his rickshaw. Though he drives rickshaw from morning till late night, he leads a very miserable life. His life is full of sorrows and sufferings. He can not enjoy peace and happiness. If he becomes sick, he can not drive his rickshaw expectation, his face smiles. But this opportunity is very rare in his life.