The story below was written by Sherab Zangmo, one of the
students from class six. I reproduced her story here as she asked me to publish it on the blog.
Once upon a time, there lived a woman named Passang. She lived on a mountainside in a small hut made of bamboo. Her surroundings were fresh and green, and she depended only on the forest. Berries and forest products were her food. She was lonely, and no one wanted to see her.
Passang had been sent away from her village for a crime she didn’t commit. Everyone in the village considered her evil and believed that she had cursed them. Whenever a small problem arose in the village, they blamed her. They hated her and made her feel low and bad. But she never said anything back to them. She was too kind to argue.
One day, an unknown disease began to spread in the village. Everyone got infected, and no one knew the cure. As always, the villagers blamed Passang. She wanted to tell them it was not her fault, but they never let her speak. Passang was then banished from the village.
Passang had a special ability: she understood different diseases and could make their cures. Only one person knew about this gift—her friend. But the friend was too afraid to speak up, thinking she would be blamed just like Passang. As the disease kept spreading, Passang’s friend finally gathered her courage and told the villagers the truth. She explained that only Passang knew the cure and that she was an expert.
Desperate, the villagers went to seek help from Passang. She first examined the disease and understood the problem. Then she went into the forest, collected a unique flower that held the cure, extracted its essence, and gave it to the people. The sick villagers recovered, and they apologized for their terrible mistreatment of her. At last, Passang was able to return to her village.
Written by:
Sherab Zangmo
Class VI C
Darla Middle Secondary School
Once upon a time, there lived a woman named Passang. She lived on a mountainside in a small hut made of bamboo. Her surroundings were fresh and green, and she depended only on the forest. Berries and forest products were her food. She was lonely, and no one wanted to see her.
Passang had been sent away from her village for a crime she didn’t commit. Everyone in the village considered her evil and believed that she had cursed them. Whenever a small problem arose in the village, they blamed her. They hated her and made her feel low and bad. But she never said anything back to them. She was too kind to argue.
One day, an unknown disease began to spread in the village. Everyone got infected, and no one knew the cure. As always, the villagers blamed Passang. She wanted to tell them it was not her fault, but they never let her speak. Passang was then banished from the village.
Passang had a special ability: she understood different diseases and could make their cures. Only one person knew about this gift—her friend. But the friend was too afraid to speak up, thinking she would be blamed just like Passang. As the disease kept spreading, Passang’s friend finally gathered her courage and told the villagers the truth. She explained that only Passang knew the cure and that she was an expert.
Desperate, the villagers went to seek help from Passang. She first examined the disease and understood the problem. Then she went into the forest, collected a unique flower that held the cure, extracted its essence, and gave it to the people. The sick villagers recovered, and they apologized for their terrible mistreatment of her. At last, Passang was able to return to her village.
Written by:
Sherab Zangmo
Class VI C
Darla Middle Secondary School
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