Question

Give the main idea of the story.

Answer 1

The main idea of the story is that despite his hard labour Halku fails to get rid of the debts that he has to pay off to the landlord. In doing so he fails even to buy a blanket to pass the biting cold of the Januaury night. The severity of the cold caused by the gust of wind at night does not allow Halku to go to his field to drive away the nilgais which were grazing his harvest and devastating his field.