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Into the house the villagers streamed
The young and old all wish to see
The magic brush of dreams.
Line 29: ““The bowl is full of khichdi, Gopi!””
Line 30: “Into the house the villagers streamed”
Line 31: “The young and old all wish to see”
Line 32: “The magic brush of dreams.”
Summary of Stanza 8
““The bowl is full of khichdi, Gopi!””
(The impossible happens—the painted bowl now contains real khichdi.)
“Into the house the villagers streamed”
(Excited villagers pour into the house in large numbers.)
“The young and old all wish to see”
(People of every age want to see what has happened.)
“The magic brush of dreams.”
(The extraordinary object they want to see is the magic brush itself.)
Overall meaning: The khichdi becomes real and the private miracle becomes a public wonder.
