Pensha

A gharial (a fish-eating crocodile) is caught in the floods and swept into a town. After the waters recede, he is stuck in the mud and that's where the people of the town find him. Obviously, they are scared! They want the crocodile to leave the town. But how? The kids of the Delhi Public School, Mohammadwadi, who are watching the enactment of Catch the Crocodile, crane their necks, sit up in their seat, to watch what the gharial is up to. The crocodile is mostly placid, not budging when the town people try their luck to shoo him out. First, comes the policeman. But he is no match for the aquatic reptile. Then comes a wrestler from Benaras. He huffs and puffs, flexes his biceps, making the children giggle and laugh. But the gharial doesn't budge. Out goes the wrestler, and in comes Bittu, the trainer, with his whip. Do you think it scares the croc? Not a bit. Dr Dutta, a vet, decides to tranquilise the gharial with an injection dart. But, the injection loses direction...