There are four seasons in our country. Summer is one of them. It comes in the month of April and lasts till July In England, the summer is a happy time. But in India it is very hot. It is so hot in India that all schools, colleges and some of the Government offices and courts are closed for summer vacation.
In summer morning is the busiest time. People are seen walking about doing their business. The rich people who have no work go out for a walk. Only lazy people remain lying on their beds. Some boys and men go out for a bath in the river, canal or tank. The market is busy the people try to finish ail their work as quickly as possible.
At noon, the towns and cities look deserted. The shopkeepers are dozing. There are few people on the road. All kinds of work seem to be suspended. People go inside their houses in the darkest rooms. They keep earthen jugs full of water to make it cool. We eat' little food but drink a good deal of water. After food the thirst increases. So we drink large quantity of cold water. The rich people use ice to cool their water. No one dares to come out of the house. We keep our bodies cool. Sweat comes out continuously. If we have electric fans, it is good, otherwise we have a bad time. We do not dare go out. The hot wind roars. The sun is very hot. There is a danger of catching Ioo or getting a sun stroke. Many people die of stroke. The farmers and labourers are used to hot winds. They do not care for them and go on with their work in the open under hot sun. The gardener sits under a shady tree.
The evening again is pleasant like the morning. Now we cannot?' live inside the house, where we spent our noon comfortably. We come out in the open. We sprinkle water over the hot floor to make it cool. We go to the market to buy things. The market is busy again. The betel shopkeepers and the cold drink merchants have a good sale at this time. We put on muslin loose dress at this time.
At about 9 o'clock in the night it becomes cool. All the people run to their house-tops. They take their food there. They sieep on the roof. As the night advances, it becomes cooler and cooler and people fall asleep.
The summer is good only for rich people. They have electric fans and khus curtains in their houses. Some go to the hill stations to get rid of the heat of the plains. This season is really bad for farmers, labourers and sweet makers.
