This article summarizes Ruskin Bond's short story "The Thief's Story". It describes how a 15-year-old thief named Hari Singh meets a 25-year-old writer named Anil. Anil trusts Hari and hires him, not knowing Hari's real profession. One night, Hari steals money from Anil but feels guilty. He returns the money and realizes Anil knew of his theft but forgave him anyway. The story focuses on human values like trust, forgiveness and how they can transform people.

1. THE THEIF's STORY
-RUSKINBOND

2. NAME :-RUSKIN BOND
BORN :-19 -MAY-1934
AWARDS:-PADMA SHRI in 1999
PADMA BHUSHAN in 2014
BOOKS:-The room on roofs, The blue
umbrella, Delhi is not far etc...

3. CHARACTER SKETCH:-
1.HARI SINGH
2.ANIL
Hari Singh age was just 15
years when he met Anil
Anil's age is 25 years

4. Charactersketch of Hari Singh
Hari Singh was a thief boy at the
beginning of the story. He comes to the
Anil house for the purpose of robering.
He even told his wrong name. He first
made Anil pleased and then start
working in his house. He convinces Anil
as Anil was kind, simpleton, ant he also
need a person for sitting in his sweet
counter and also for making his food

5. At the end of the story, Hari
Singh with nessed that even Anil
know about his,
mischief/robbery, but he did not
angry on Hari Singh and behave
like that he didn't know anything
about him. Since Hari Singh has
break his belif but he doesn't say
Hari Singh views and mind and
then he left robery

6. Anil's character sketch
Anil was a kind, simple
and easy going young man. He was
tall and lean stature and interested
in sports like wrestling. He was not
very rich and could not offered
Hari as a cook but also to read,
write and add numbers. Through
he new that Hari was stealing little
bit's of money from him he ignored

7. Anil was a writer who wrote for
magazine and made money in fits
and starts. He was a very trusting
person. Even when he earned a large
amount of money, he kept the
money under his mattres and not
under lock and a key. He was
generous and a paid Hari when he
bougt some money. Hari tried to
steal the money from him. He was
for giving and he forgave Hari the

8. SUMMARY
•This article is about The Thief’s Story
Summary from Class 10 English. Ruskin
Bond’s ‘The Thief’s Story’ is completely
more than a thief’s story. The story
focuses on basic human values and
relationships. It is easier for a thief to
burgle a greedy man. It is difficult even for
a thief to burgle a careless and honest
person. A young boy becomes friends
with Anil.

9. Anil trusts him totally and employs him. Does
the boy deceive his trust? The story is about
a fifteen-years-old thief. He use to change his
name every month to stay ahead of the
police and old employers. This time he called
himself Hari Singh. The other person Anil in
the story is a 25-year-old writer. The thief one
day meets Anil and asks that if he can work
for him. The story discloses how the thief
deceives Anil by committing theft but
withdraws later on.

10. Anil was 25 years old writer. He was living
his life very carelessly. He was struggling to
write for earning the money to run his life.
One day Anil was watching the wrestling
match. He mates Hari. Hari used his old
formula to flatter the person. Anil
impressed and promised him that he
would teach him how to write, add
numbers and how to cook tasty food. Now
both were living together happily.

11. One day Hari saw that Anil had brought a
bundle of notes. He saw him keep them under
the mattress. As Hari saw the bundle of notes,
so his evil spirit aroused in his mind. He decided
to rob Anil that night. After taking dinner Anil
slept calmly. Hari crept to the bed and slipped
his hand under the mattress. He got the notes
and ran away from there. He left for the railway
station to board a train to Lucknow. But, he
missed it. He wandered through the bazaars. It
was raining and Hari Singh was completely wet.

12. There was a conflict in his mind. He did not
want to betray the faith of Anil. Moreover,
Anil was teaching him how to write and add
numbers that could transform his life. So he
left the railway station. He came to the field
and sat on the bench. Just then heavy rain
was going on. A chill wind was blowing. He
felt guiltier as he had cheated an innocent
person. His shirt and pyjamas wedged to his
body because it was wet due to the rain

13. Hari Singh had a change of heart. He decided to
return to Anil and keep the money under the
pillow. He reached the room and placed the
money back. The next morning, he woke up a
bit late and Anil had already made his tea. Anil
offered Hari Singh Rs. 50 saying he had earned
it. He told him he would now be paid regularly.
Hari kept the note in his hand. He realized that
the note was still wet from the rain last night.
Hari got to know that Anil had come to know
about his misdeed but there was no sadness,
anger or guilt in his mind.

14. Conclusion
The moral of the story is the
human values and relations are
important in life and such
values can change a person too.