MOMS AHOY!!!!
On a recent trip to Kundapur, we were put up in a typical farm house amidst sylvan surroundings. Miles and miles of green paddy fields stretched as far as the eye could see.
The home, as is common amongst agricultural homes in the area, also housed a cowshed with calves of varying ages. Appu, whose attention span is greatly limited, was fascinated with the liquid-eyed creatures. After some initial hesitation due to the size difference, he was persuaded to feed the calves with a few bananas that had survived the bus trip from Bangalore.
Our 20-minute long reverie was destroyed when Appu came rushing into the room yelling “Amma Amma, pettanu va, pashu vilikyunnu” ( Mom, come quickly, the cows are calling). Visions of some great calamity wrecked by my son flashed before my eyes and I rushed out to the cow shed.
The scene that met my eyes was entirely peaceful, with the calves calmly munching away, and everything all right with the world. Mystified, I looked to my husband for answers. He looked as confused as I was, so we looked to the only other person who could provide us with answers-Appu.
After a long interrogation where none of us understood what the other was saying (I think I need to take a few classes to develop my parent-child communication skills) realization dawned when one of the calves let out a loud bellow………..MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. Pointing excitedly to it and jumping up and down, Appu said, “See Amma, the cow is calling you.”
The home, as is common amongst agricultural homes in the area, also housed a cowshed with calves of varying ages. Appu, whose attention span is greatly limited, was fascinated with the liquid-eyed creatures. After some initial hesitation due to the size difference, he was persuaded to feed the calves with a few bananas that had survived the bus trip from Bangalore.
Our 20-minute long reverie was destroyed when Appu came rushing into the room yelling “Amma Amma, pettanu va, pashu vilikyunnu” ( Mom, come quickly, the cows are calling). Visions of some great calamity wrecked by my son flashed before my eyes and I rushed out to the cow shed.
The scene that met my eyes was entirely peaceful, with the calves calmly munching away, and everything all right with the world. Mystified, I looked to my husband for answers. He looked as confused as I was, so we looked to the only other person who could provide us with answers-Appu.
After a long interrogation where none of us understood what the other was saying (I think I need to take a few classes to develop my parent-child communication skills) realization dawned when one of the calves let out a loud bellow………..MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. Pointing excitedly to it and jumping up and down, Appu said, “See Amma, the cow is calling you.”
posted by newatthis at 10:57 PM
5 Comments:
ha ha ha. That was good joke, but i would say it is an innocense. Kids growing in cities are not getting the exposure of natural village life style. It's good that you have taken him there. appu .... i'm still laughing.... i too will call maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa sam :)
Good one. I guess this is quite an experience and will be long cherished by your son too.
So cute....
Superb Sam! Enjoyed myself reading the experience! Keep it coming.
tby far the cutest blog i have ever read..hehe.. i m sure loads of em to come with appu around. :-)
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