A Street Hawker

A street hawker is a person who sells goods by hawking from street to street. A street hawker is very common and well known in our country both in the towns and in the villages. He is a small trader [ব্যবসায়ী]. He lives from hand to mouth. He earns his livelihood by hawking from street to street. Generally, he carries a box full of different toys, ribbons, flutes, and bangles [চুড়ি] etc. for the children and different kinds of cosmetics for the women. The children and the women are the main and common customers of a street hawker. He has an attractive voice to draw the attention of his customers. He sometimes changes his voice based on situation. He sells his goods at a very mere [নিছক] profit. He works the whole day. He never knows any rest in his life. Though he works hard, he earns a little. And with that small income he can barely [কোনো মতে] support his family. He leads a very miserable life. When he becomes ill and cannot go out for hawking, he and his family have to starve [অনাহারে থাকা]. The rain and the sun sometimes betray him in his work. Though a street hawker is a small trader, we should not look down upon him. Instead we should respect him and his work.