नारायणनि सुंद'सल'नि रुजुनायखौ गाय डी मॉपासंटनि सुंद'सल'जों खालामनाय जादों मानोना बेयाव मोनसे सल'खौ गुसुं खालामनायनि गोहो दं।
Narayan's short stories have been compared with those of Guy de Maupassant because of his ability to compress a narrative.