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Articles: Short Stories | Bed Time Stories
- Mr. VNS Raju Inapakutiki
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Now you should start removing the remaining husk around the nut so that I can help you break it – said Dr.Dove.
We cannot break the nut as its shell is very hard: said one of the squirrels. Do not worry I have an idea for that too.
Soon the squirrels resumed their work and with in an hour they are about to peel out the husk fully. Then Dr.Dove asked them to retain the husk at one end in tact. They did the same way and jumped on the nut and rolled it all around.
Now we shall bring you a rope and we shall tie it to this nut at its end that has still got some husk. I have an idea: yelled a squirrel.
What is it? Enquired Dr.Dove.
There is a money plant that crept on the neem tree nearby it has got several rope like branches. I can cut one of it and bring it over here.
Soon the squirrels brought a long rope like branch of a money plant and removed its leaves.
The squirrels themselves tied the coconut to the rope like branch of money plant and waited for further instructions.
Perching on the nearby banyan tree Dr.Dove thought for a while, flew down and picked up the other end of the trimmed money plant branch with its beak and alighted on the same branch.
Come up and join me : said Dr.Dove
Soon the squirrels joined Dr.Dove on the branch of the banyan tree.
Now lets slowly lift the coconut up. They lifted the coconut up.
Now lets through it down all at once by holding on to this end of the rope.
As the squirrels are getting ready Dr.Dove told them to wait and listen.
We must through it down in such a way that it falls exactly on the stone beneath so that it breaks.
In the first attempt they failed. The nut got untied. They tied the nut again and tried again.
The second attempt was a great success. The nut got broken.
Now you can go down and feast on….
Saying this Dr.Dove flew away.
Thank you Dr.Dove you have helped us to learn the trick of breaking these hard coconuts and eat. You have also helped us to survive. Thank you so much: Shouted back the squirrels in joy.
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The 11th one
In the night of December 26th (04) I was tired with the domestic work – cleaning - and when my little Krishna demanded as usual for a bedtime story I sought an excuse and encouraged her to tell me a story of her choice. As usual she declared the characters in the story – an aunt and a horse. Here it goes:
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