Train to Pakistan Lesson Plan

What events distract the Mano Majran Sikhs from mourning their evacuated neighbors? Please discuss them in detail.

The nearby Sutlej River is rising rapidly and it soon becomes the main topic of conversation. It seems to be more than just rainwater, probably its the melting snow from mountains. Most likely, sluice gates of canals would have been closed to prevent flooding, so the river was the only outlet. The river had never risen so high in such a short amount of time. Mano Majra appears to be safe for now, but the lambardar organizes parties of men to keep watch overnight. One of the watch parties comes back with reports of hearing people call out for help. The...