Ek samay ki baat hai, ek chhote se gaon mein hari bhari kheton ke beech ek garib lekin imaandar kisan Raju rehta tha. Bahut kathinaiyon ka samna karne ke bavjood, Raju ne kabhi apni imaandari ko kam nahin kiya aur mehnat se apni zameen par kaam karta raha.
Ek garmi ke din, gaon par ek bhayanak aandhi toofan aaya, jisne sabko udaas kar diya. Fasal sukh gayi aur pahle phirte nadiyaan bhi sookh gayi. Gaon ke log hairan ho gaye, kyun ki ab koi bhi rahat ki koi asha nazar nahi aa rahi thi. Lekin Raju abhi bhi ummeed se bhara tha aur apne prayas jaari rakhta tha, apni sookhi zameen ko bharne ki kaamna karte hue.
Ek din, jab Raju dhoop mein mehnat kar raha tha, ek anjaan vyakti uske paas aaya. Anjaan vyakti ne khud ko Ravi ke naam se pesh kiya, jo ki gaon se gujar raha tha. Kisan ke himmat dekhkar, Ravi ne faisla kiya ki vah sahayata karne ke liye taiyar hai. Usne kaha, “Mere paas ek jaadui beej hai jo baarish la sakta hai. Ise apni khet mein boiye, aur akashganga aapko dhairya se bharegi.”
Raju ne Ravi ki madad ka shukriya kiya aur khushi se us jaadui beej ko apni bekaar zameen mein boi liya. Agla din, sabki hairani ka thikana nahi raha, jab andhere badal jama, garjane ka shor hua aur baarish tez barsi. Raju ki khet jald hi ek hariyali se bhar gayi.
Raju ki khet ki iss chamatkari baarish ki khabar gaon mein phail gayi, aur jald hi, uske saathi kisan bhi usse milne uss jaadui beej ki talash mein nikal pade. Raju, imaandari se vichar karke, faisle kiye ki uss safalta ki rahasya ko unke saath bant den. Unhone samjhaya, “Ye beej jaadui nahi tha; balki mere viswas aur nirantar parishram ka ek parikshan tha. Baarish mere avichalit vishwas aur lagan ke natije thi.”
Gaon ke log Raju ke shabdon se prabhavit hue. Unhe yeh samajh aaya ki safalta chhote raaste ya jaadui samadhanon se nahi milti hai, balki mehnat, pratibaddhta aur apne aap par vishwas rakhne se milti hai. Visheshakar, kathinaiyon ka saamna karne mein ek-doosre ka saath dena kitna mahatvapurn hai.
Mausam badalte gaye, gaon khilne laga aur uske khet hara-bhara ho gaye. Raju ki imaandari aur unki himmat ne sirf unhe hi safalta se nawaza nahi, balki unke samuday ko ek anmol sabak bhi diya.
Is kahani ka moral hai ki asli safalta chhote raasto ya tezi se nahi milti hai. Yah mehnat, imaandari aur nirantar shraddha se prapt hoti hai. Koi jaadui beej ya aasan rasta mehnat aur saahas ke badle me nahi aa sakta.