The Magic Umbrella and Other Stories Author Santhini Govindan Published by Prism Books Pvt Ltd, Bangalore Review by R.K. Murthy Viewed 37 times. Currently Rated Excellent . Send mail to Reviewer Add your Review Rate this Review Print this Review Santhini Govindan, the child in whom is alive and kicking, has been contributing to the children's page of major publications for quite some time. A few of these stories have been collected in this slim volume.
Children love fantasies.
The fantasy element is very strong in quite a few of the stories in this collection. The first story, The Magic Umbrella, is a battle between a plain black umbrella and its owner Rajesh, a young boy. He makes frantic efforts to get rid of it, but the umbrella, equally determined to be around, hooks on to him. The tactics it adopts to be with Rajesh finally opens Rajesh's eyes to the fact that his umbrella has magic powers. Once that truth dawns on him, he becomes its great votary.