HOST:
On today’s program，we meet two clever boys，Marudhupandian of India and Dinesh from
Sri Lanka. In separate incidents，they each displayed remarkable selflessness and quick wit，without which a large number of people would not be alive and well today.
These are their stories. It was an ordinary morning for １３-year-old Marudhupandian， who lives in southern India’s Tamil Nadu state. He and his two-year-old baby sister were watching the Vaigai Express，en route from Madurai to Dindigul，pass by their home. As the last of the carriages passed，however， a loud noise caught their attention. A rail had gotten dislodged from the tracks. No train would be able to pass again without getting violently derailed.

(Interviews in Tamil) Marudhupandian (m):
After the train passed by，a rail of nearly ３ feet was lying away at a distance of １５ feet. With frenzy， I thought to inform to somebody. So I rushed to my father and informed him. He instructed me to inform the gatekeeper of Sillanayakan patti.

HOST:
Knowing that another train would be coming soon，Marudhupandian ran as fast as he could to the gate about half a kilometer away.

Mom (f):
At that time，my son came back after informing the gate keeper of Sillanayakkan patti，and shown me the wound and the bleeding from his soles due to the pricking stones. While I told him that those were done for the good deeds，again a passenger train from Dindigul to Madurai was coming. And I started to cry， worshipping my beloved deity Lord Ayyappa.
I cried. I cried，『Oh， the train is coming and how many people are going to be affected！』