Like all children, Swami hates going to school on Mondays. But like it or not, he had to be there at the Albert Mission School every morning. The teachers are a mixed lot – the fiery-eyed Vednagyam, the kind D. Pillai, the cantankerous Ebnezer and the rest, all firm believers of the adage, “spare the rod and spoil the child”. Then there are Swami”s delightful friends – Samuel the pea, the hot-blooded Mani, and the resourceful Rajam. Together they go through exam fever, cricket – craze, games in the blazing noon, and afternoon “tiffin”. Swami’s strict father can usually see through all his excuses to escape school, but Swami has staunch support from his mother and grandmother. Swami has a knack for getting into scrapes, and when in a fit of passion he snatches the headmaster”s cane and throws it out, there seems no way out but to run away from home. Later, lost in a frightening forest, Swami realizes his folly, but is it too late? Or will Swami return in time for the MCC (Malgudi Cricket Club) match. Swami and friends is a delightful collage of stories, unpretentious and extremely charming.

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