We should read test-book as well as other books.As I am a school student,I have not read many books.I have read some Nepali and some English books.I do not like to read English book because I do not understand them.I generally read Nepali books. My favorite book is Mona Madan.The writer of this book is the celebrated poet,Laxmi prasad Devkota.It is a small book.It is the pathetic tale of a young man and his young wife.Madan is the name of the young man,and muna is his wife.Madan has an old mother.They are poor and miserable.Madan finds it difficult to support himself and his Family.He decides to leave his native town.Madan starts for Lhasa,the land of god.He goes there for trade.He is accompanied by some friends.He leaves his wife and mother at home.He is very sorry to leave them.His wife and mother are grief-stricken at his departure.The journey to Lhasa is long and difficult.Madan suffer great hardships on the way.Madan reaches Lhasa and sells his goods at doog profit.He collect some bags of gold and undertakes the return journey.On a way, he has an attack of cholera.His companions leave him,Madan gets well and start for Kathmandu.At home,his wife and mother have a difficult time.They pass their days in sorrow.There is a rogue who casts an evil eye on muna who is very beautiful.Muna rejects his suit .Then the wicked fellow circulate the message that madan is dead.This news shocks Madan's mother and muna .They faint and collapse .At that time ,Madan reached home and witnesses the horrible scene.He is overwhelmed with sorrow.His journey to Lhasa has gone in van.The story is very pathetic but absorbing from start to finish.
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