It was Sunday in June. The weather was hot. I decided to go to the river which flows near our town at a small distance. I went there on my bike. I had not gone far when I met my friend Ravi. He too was going to the river. So we went along talking merrily.
The river side presented a very lovely scene. There were a large number of men, women and children. Some were swimming. Those who could not swim were bathing in shallow water. Some people were washing their clothes. Some were playing in the cold water of the river. Little boys and girls were playing on the sand. Some boys were playing kabaddi on the sand. A number of college students were enjoying boating. The little boats were running up the river. They were having lines of foam on their both sides.
At a little distance from the bathing ghat, a few fishermen were busy in catching fish. They had thrown nets in the river and were waiting for their catch.
Close to the river bank was a small temple of Shiva under a peepal tree. Some holy sages were staying there. Some men were going to the temple to chant prayers. An old beggar was sitting outside the temple. There were some vendors with big baskets of melon and mangoes.
We also enjoyed a bath in the river. We swam for an hour in the cold water. After taking bath, we hired a boat. Both of us hired it for an hour. We reached the other bank. There we anchored the boat. We saw many other boats going up and down. After two hours we came back. I paid fifty rupees to the boatman. He blessed us. Boating proved a good exercise.
We returned home in the evening. Mother rebuked me for being there near the river.
Vocabulary
Rebuked—reprimanded
Shallow—not deep
