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Expressions..!!
#WritcoStoryPrompt18
The mouse crept through the silent house in search of its nightly meal. It's ears pricked at the scream, causing it to stand on its hind legs to spot the source. When the body came crashing down, it scampered away with its tiny heart beating fiercely.
There were so many holes in the house,which was made all on a sudden.The cat inside the special outhouse is lazy in killing them...Preparation of food was so less...most not in time..He only spend one hour for that...having his simple diet...His wife and two children were residing in a new house nearby.It was his working place really...!As he was a sculptor....!
When the organizers approached him to make a statue of Anjohn ..he......a well known person in the field of art...!..but having a controversial history of doing some evil..and said about him."
"You have to work carefully...It must be good ...need to capture the attention of the listeners reaching the city!
They planned to place it in the centre of the city...They returned...Time given was about six months...!
To avoid boredom at that silent place a garden was setup...a fountain..
a pond...Arranged a courtyard infront with fragrance of different kinds of flowers...a well....resting places made of wood here and there...all are his design works! He tried to carve some artificial nest in the natural circumstances.!
It looks just as a monastery...Only in silence he can work...In the morning,work progresses peacefully...In the noon it will become hardwork without taking rest...at night it will become slower....with less sleep...this is his schedule..! In between are hours of preparing food.Somedays his wife and children will come there with food...which he likes most...But when on serious work to avoid breaking concentration...he himself prepare food...give grains to birds..food to rabbit.The green plants near welcome gentle breeze inside...!
The stone needed for carving were searched as per the work...order as per the characteristics of the work..there were stones in different types and size...The rocks can be simple or harder one as it may be the tools.Adams used toothed hammers,axes,mallets as tools.sometimes cupwheels or blades were used for entire carving process from rough work upto final finish!But there were laser cutting and jet torches are applicable as advanced process.some rocks were difficult and some easy to carve!...sometimes machines were used to cut the rocks.Firstly the design of the work is made..the rough work using tools and final work and polishing were done later.Then the sculpture is ready to unveil at the intended place in the city.
He was honoured several times for his work which were perfect.The concentration and attention he put in it change all into a wonderful creation!
While the work was in progress...He got a letter...not a mere letter....but a proof revealing his innocence...
As it was heard about some of his evil doings....he tried to gave a slight deep expression to his face...
He also had done something good...he saved five lives at the time of a revolt.It was in the sea when a ship wrecked...when the crowd perplexed for what to do...while he was moving through a boat he saved three lives...
Helped other two by jumping into water and saved two other lives...He pleaded at the time of flood...that the life of animals is also important and gave shelter to them...All with proofs...He thought day and night about it.
It was about five months...As the body of the statue was already completed...His face was also completed...but there is a need to put an expression which was with compassion!!....a line of compassion should also be blended...This thought made him try to express the emotion of compassion in his face.so that the statue was complete...perfect!
But it was late...six months was already going to complete.The organizers came...He invite them to see the statue..but they seemed to have some doubt..!
"There is some difference...but the earlier expression carved on it was correct...This is a different picture...looking at it we can see a slight difference...in his deep serious face...which need to be avoided"
He gave them the proof ,What really his picture demands!!!
But they are not satisfied..."What world think about it?He looks like a different person now...He should be easily identified...we are focussing it too...we will give you one more month to change the expression"they replied.
"Sure...but if I didn't get that letter...If I did not know about his positives.The knowledge about his more qualities made me change the expression..So I am unable to do that...This is my style of working...If I remove that expression I can't find mine !...that person is stranger to me!!!
"Let it remain here...until the time will reach...after finding a place in the city at which it need to be placed.."They with anger returned after saying these words.
It wiIl be enhanced, if all our actions would have been a prayer by dedication...!!!.If it would be powerful with completeness...if it can stimulate us through all our senses....If it can relax us by enjoyment.....If it be a search or travel to understand ourselves...!!!
So the statue of him remain here....even after six months...Why?...along with the birds...rabbits...this fountain...gravels ...meadows ..pond...are here as witness..!.in between them as a surprise..! Sometimes in their company!












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