The document summarizes two stories from the chapter "Lost Spring" by Anees Jung. The first story is about Saheb-e-Alam, a rag picker who scrounges through garbage each day for survival. The second story is about Mukesh, a young boy who works in a bangle factory but dreams of becoming a motor mechanic. Both boys are denied a proper childhood and education due to socioeconomic conditions that force them into child labor at a young age. The chapter aims to shed light on the tragic reality of many Indian children deprived of their childhoods.