00:00and they lived in a huge mansion with the rooftop terrace.
00:05Ravi was the only son of their parents.
00:09Both the parents were very loving and kind.
00:13But, they were not able to spend time with Ravi due to their hectic schedule.
00:20Due to his family's social status in the town,
00:23Ravi was not able to make a lot of friends.
00:27He would watch all other children playing in the ground from his terrace.
00:33But, he could not join them and always spent time all by himself
00:38playing the electronic video games and gadgets that his parents brought for him.
00:48Makar Sangranthi was around the corner and the whole town was getting prepared for the kite festival.
00:57In Kolwad, kite festival had its own significance and the whole town on the day of Makar Sangranthi
01:05came out on the terraces and open grounds to fly their kites high in the sky.
01:13People enjoyed flying a lot of colorful kites of different shapes and sizes.
01:21On the day of Makar Sangranthi, the whole sky would be full of kites with some kites like the dragon,
01:29some like the octopus, some like the seahorse and some like the robots.
01:37People also loved to fly the sky lanterns at night on Makar Sangranthi
01:43which filled the dark night sky of Kolwad like the twinkling stars.
01:49Ravi was thrilled as usual as the festival of kites was coming closer.
01:56Every year his father brought a lot of kites for Ravi.
02:01Although Ravi had to fly the kites all by himself,
02:04he was still happy as he got to do something different than the routine of playing the video games.
02:14That year too, Ravi's father took Ravi to the kite shop and asked him to buy as many kites as he wished.
02:24As Ravi started looking at the variety of the kites that the shop had to offer,
02:30he saw a boy selling the kites to the other customers.
02:35He called the boy and said,
02:38Hi, I am Ravi.
02:40What is your name?
02:42I am Gopi.
02:44This is my dad's shop.
02:46How can I help you?
02:49Gopi, I am here to buy a lot of kites for flying this year.
02:54Could you please help me select the best variety you have in your shop?
02:59Certainly my friend, said Gopi.
03:03Ravi really felt nice when Gopi called him a friend as he always longed to have a good friend.
03:12Their conversation continued.
03:14You are so lucky Gopi, you have so many kites that your dad makes.
03:19You must be really flying a lot of kites every year, I am sure.
03:23Gopi's face became somber and he replied with heavy voice.
03:29No my friend Ravi, all these kites are only for selling.
03:34I don't get to fly any one of these.
03:37In fact, I am not able to fly the kite at all in this season,
03:42as I am expected to help my dad sell as many kites as we can,
03:48so that we can earn a living for ourselves.
03:52Every kite is precious for us, as when we sell it, it brings food on our table.
03:59You are the one who is lucky, because your dad buys you a lot of kites,
04:04so that you can fly them with your friends to your heart's content.
04:10Ravi said,
04:11Gopi, I don't have any friends and my father is too busy to fly a kite with me.
04:18So I get to fly the kites all by myself, alone on our terrace.
04:23In fact, you are lucky that even though you have to work in your father's shop,
04:28you still get to spend time with your father, the chance that I hardly get.
04:36Both Gopi's father and Ravi's father were listening to this conversation from the distance.
04:43They both realized how both of their sons were sacrificing their small choice,
04:49for accommodating their father's constraints.
04:53Both of them looked at each other and both realized something in their heart.
04:59Ravi's father said to Gopi's father,
05:02Hello, I have a proposal for you.
05:06What if I buy a lot of kites from your shop?
05:09Would you release Gopi from selling the kites and let him come to our house,
05:14so that he can fly the kites with my son?
05:18Gopi's father agreed to that proposal and let him go.
05:23And play with Ravi, instead of keeping him in the shop to sell the kites.
05:29Both Ravi and Gopi were very happy.
05:32Gopi was happy that he was going to get chance to fly kites during the kite festival,
05:38after a long time.
05:41And Ravi was happy as well, as he was going to get a friend to fly the kites with this year.
05:50On the day of Makar Sankranti, as Gopi and Ravi were both about to fly the kites on Ravi's terrace,
05:58they saw both Gopi's and Ravi's father coming towards them.
06:03They were very puzzled to see both of them.
06:07As they came close, Ravi's father said,
06:11Ravi, Gopi, I have invited Gopi's family to join us today for Makar Sankranti festival.
06:19Both of your mothers are busy downstairs preparing for our lunch together.
06:24If you don't mind, can we join you to fly the kites as well?
06:30Ravi and Gopi could not ask for any more joy.
06:35Both of them rushed to their fathers and hugged them with love and gratitude.
06:40This year's festival of kites was special not only for Gopi and Ravi,
06:46but for their fathers as well.
06:48As they flew the kite in the sky and got one of their opponent's kite in the game,
06:54all of them shouted at the same time,
06:58Kite for G!
