Will Goondi Come Home?

Muthu’s has a pet and it isn’t a dog or a cat or a hamster. It is Goondi, a rooster. But the rooster does not belong to Muthu. Goondi belongs to the Selvi Paati. One day, grandpa tells Muthu that the village head has decided to buy Goondi from Selvi Paati for his son’s wedding feast. Imagine Muthu’s horror thinking of Goondi ending up on someone’s plate! What would Muthu do next? Would Goondi be saved? Read and find out!

The story is set in Kulathumedu, a small fishing village in Tamil Nadu. What stands out in this book is the peek into fishermen’s lives – how the men leave on boats, how the fishing net is prepared and how the women go fishing – a window into a different world for almost all readers. Highly recommend this book, if you want to read books set in India.