A journey by train is the cheapest and most comfortable. I had always travelled with my parents. Last Sunday I got a chance to travel alone.
There came an invitation from my maternal uncle at Allahabad to join the marriage ceremony of his son. I was very glad. I had to go by the Delhi Express. I kept all my stuff in a small bag and reached the station one hour before the time of arrival of the train. I went to the booking office to buy a ticket for myself. There was a great rush. The people were standing in a queue. I also joined them. At last I purchased the ticket. I hired a coolie and reached the platform. At the platform there were a large number of passengers. They were waiting for the train. Some were sitting on the benches. They were talking. At last the train came and stopped. My coolie took me from into my compartment. All were anxious to get seats. Fortunately I got a seat.
The train started with a whistle. It was pleasing. I saw the scenery outside. There were green fields. Little children were grazing their cows and buffaloes. The train was running very fast. It did not stop at small stations. I reached Etawa in an hour. Just then, there came a man dressed in black coat. The man was the ticket checker. I was surprised to find that there were six men in the compartment without tickets. Four of them paid double the fair. The other two were sages. They were not charged. They were asked to get down at the next station.
My train reached Kanpur. Here was the greatest rush. It is a great junction. There was a great noise. At last the train reached Allahabad. I was glad to see my cousin. He had come to receive me. We went out of the station. We reached home in a rickshaw.
While on the way, I told my cousin the experience of my journey. It was an amusing journey; I can never forget it.
Vocabulary
Comfortable—with all comfort
Grazing—feeding on grass
