Leela's Friend Summary | Leela's Friend by R.K.Narayan Summary

Leela's Friend Summary | Leela's Friend by R.K.Narayan Summary

Sidda finds employment as servant in the house of Mr. Sivasankar. Sidda becomes an instant favorite of Mr. Sivasankar's five year old daughter Leela. Sidda is expected to do plenty of work at a meagre salary. He also has the duty to be a playmate to Leela. Sidda is an obedient servant to the family and a charming playmate to Leela. Intimacy between Sidda and Leela is exquisitely demonstrated in the game they play together. Sidda tells her bed - time stoties. Leela is impressed with Sidda's knowledge of the moon. She teaches him the alphabets. One day the gold chain worn by Leela goes missing. Mrs. Sivasankar interrogates Sidda about it. That night Sidda runs away. A police complaint is filed against him by Leela's parents. Sidda is captured by the police. He denies having taken the chain. Leela is very upset with Sidda's absence. Finally, the gold chain is discovered in a tamarind pot, but Mr. and Mrs. Sivasankar are not convinced of Sidda's innocence.