[ Crossposted from Tell A Short Story ]
Sudha was sitting in sun and watching her son, Ganesh playing with his ball. She remembered the day when she came home with new born Ganesh. Ganesh is five years old now but that day is still very fresh in her mind. It appeared as if it all happened yesterday only. His innocent mind is opening to the world. He has number of questions for everybody on everything. Sudha has to answer her every question wisely and patiently. The other day Sudha called Ganesh to have his breakfast. Sudha had prepared his favourite parathas that day After parathas she gave a glass of milk to him. BHe refused and said "Mother, why do you give me milk everyday, I donot like it." Sudha tried to insist "No Ganesh, you have to drink milk." Ganesh said "Mother, I donot like milk so why should I drink it ?" Mother understood that she needed to convince Ganesh thoroughly to drink milk. Sudha said "Milk is very necessary for our fitness, it makes us healthy, strong and helps grow fast. See, everybody in the house takes it so you should also drink milk and become hale and hearty." Ganesh quickly picked up the glass and finished the milk. One fine morning Sudha came inside from garden and called to her husband. She said to him "The rose sticks which were planted last month, inspite of lot of care they are not growing up well. Today I saw ants moving around the plants. It seems they are eating up roots, and thus plants are not growing." She added "I am totally clueless why ants are eating up plants? I see no reason for this. Do you have any idea why it could be happening." The moment Ganesh heard some discussion regarding the plants, he came running to his mother. He loved plants a lot. He asked his mother what happened to the plants. Mother said "Son. donot know why are the plants dying?" Hearing this, Ganesh bursted to tears. He muttered "How can they die? I took so much care to them, I gave them milk everyday so that they could become healthy and grow fast." Now Sudha had understood what actually happened. She calmed down Ganesh and gave him a candy to eat. She said "Son, milk is for us.Plants donot drink milk because of the milk you put in them ants are coming to them and they are dying." Ganesh nodded, now he understood what went wrong. He said to his mother "Mother, please forgive me I will not do this again. " Sudha replied "Don't worry son, I shall get new plants, but make it rule to discuss and ask things to your elders if you are aware." Ganesh said "Yes Mom, I will always do so." He kissed his mother and went outside to play.
Sudha was sitting in sun and watching her son, Ganesh playing with his ball. She remembered the day when she came home with new born Ganesh. Ganesh is five years old now but that day is still very fresh in her mind. It appeared as if it all happened yesterday only. His innocent mind is opening to the world. He has number of questions for everybody on everything. Sudha has to answer her every question wisely and patiently. The other day Sudha called Ganesh to have his breakfast. Sudha had prepared his favourite parathas that day After parathas she gave a glass of milk to him. BHe refused and said "Mother, why do you give me milk everyday, I donot like it." Sudha tried to insist "No Ganesh, you have to drink milk." Ganesh said "Mother, I donot like milk so why should I drink it ?" Mother understood that she needed to convince Ganesh thoroughly to drink milk. Sudha said "Milk is very necessary for our fitness, it makes us healthy, strong and helps grow fast. See, everybody in the house takes it so you should also drink milk and become hale and hearty." Ganesh quickly picked up the glass and finished the milk. One fine morning Sudha came inside from garden and called to her husband. She said to him "The rose sticks which were planted last month, inspite of lot of care they are not growing up well. Today I saw ants moving around the plants. It seems they are eating up roots, and thus plants are not growing." She added "I am totally clueless why ants are eating up plants? I see no reason for this. Do you have any idea why it could be happening." The moment Ganesh heard some discussion regarding the plants, he came running to his mother. He loved plants a lot. He asked his mother what happened to the plants. Mother said "Son. donot know why are the plants dying?" Hearing this, Ganesh bursted to tears. He muttered "How can they die? I took so much care to them, I gave them milk everyday so that they could become healthy and grow fast." Now Sudha had understood what actually happened. She calmed down Ganesh and gave him a candy to eat. She said "Son, milk is for us.Plants donot drink milk because of the milk you put in them ants are coming to them and they are dying." Ganesh nodded, now he understood what went wrong. He said to his mother "Mother, please forgive me I will not do this again. " Sudha replied "Don't worry son, I shall get new plants, but make it rule to discuss and ask things to your elders if you are aware." Ganesh said "Yes Mom, I will always do so." He kissed his mother and went outside to play.
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