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Excerpts from Snake Trouble

Wed, 10 Oct 2001 22:23:11 +0000

Grandmother was tolerant of most of his pets, but she drew the line at reptiles. Even a sweet-tempered lizard made her blood run cold. There was little chance that she would allow a python in the house.
“It will strangle you to death!” she cried.

“Nonsense,” said Grandfather. “He’s only a young fellow.”

“He’ll soon get used to us,” I added, by way of support.

“Lock that awful thing in the bathroom,” she said.

Excerpts from Snake Trouble [Illustrations by Mickey Patel]

“Go and find the man you bought it from, give him twenty rupees or twice as much, and get him to come here and collect it! He can keep the money you gave him.”

Meenu's New Pet

Thu, 12 Sep 2002 01:50:06 +0000

Meenu’s mother was worried about her. A week had passed since their dog Tommy’s disappearance, and her daughter had still not got over it.

Meenu adored Tommy, who had been her faithful companion since her third birthday. He had become a part of the family as he was a loving and well trained dog. Meenu simply adored him. And Tommy, on his part, followed her around everywhere.

During the summer holidays, the family would usually go to Baroda, where Meenu’s grandparents lived. Because it was difficult to take Tommy along with them, Meenu’s parents would leave him with their neighbour Mr Rao.

Rip my Puppy

Fri, 16 Mar 2001 08:37:39 +0000

Rip my puppy is so smart
He loves a bounce-y ball
I love to see him run and jump
And rush back at my call!

I miss him so when I’m at school
And Rip is far away
He jumps with joy when I return
And we rush off to play.

Rip my Puppy [Illustration by Anup Singh]