ENGINE TROUBLE - Short summary
ENGINE TROUBLE R. K. Narayan was one of the most prominent figures in Indian literature written in English. His Short story “Engine Trouble” was published in 1943 by Indian Thought Publications in his book Malgudi Days. The story is narrated by the person who is the protagonist of the story.He talks about Gaiety Land, a fair that took place at a municipal ground named Gymkhana ground. The show attracted people from nearby districts, and for a couple of annas, people could watch any one performance. The narrator of the story brought a ticket for the lucky draw by spending eight annas. His number was 1005, and he won a road engine as a prize .He asked the showman to help him transport the engine. But they refused .However, they agreed to keep the road engine on the Gymkhana ground till the show ends. Every day, he visited the Gymkhana ground to see his road engine and believed that all his financial problems would be solved by the road engine. The fair was over and the narrator rec...