My last tele-conversation with Laddu*** happened in May.
The five year old nuisance has been pretending to be too busy running in the unpaved alleys between his house and ours, ferrying his Hotwheels collection alongside.
So today was a definite surprise.
An innocent hello of fresh-from-sleep chirpy nephew was last thing I expected to hear when I called mom.
"We have come over to stay for a few days.
Am sleeping in your room".
Is Noddy there, too? I ask.
"Yes, and ..."
"And who else"?
"Your Laddu!" pat came the reply.
I melted.
He kept up his naive yabber.
***Laddu is an Indian sweet and because my nephew loves eating Laddus, he is our Laddu, fondly.
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The five year old nuisance has been pretending to be too busy running in the unpaved alleys between his house and ours, ferrying his Hotwheels collection alongside.
So today was a definite surprise.
An innocent hello of fresh-from-sleep chirpy nephew was last thing I expected to hear when I called mom.
"We have come over to stay for a few days.
Am sleeping in your room".
Is Noddy there, too? I ask.
"Yes, and ..."
"And who else"?
"Your Laddu!" pat came the reply.
I melted.
He kept up his naive yabber.
***Laddu is an Indian sweet and because my nephew loves eating Laddus, he is our Laddu, fondly.
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Kids can be quite precious. :) Nice tale.
ReplyDeleteLeo @ I Rhyme Without Reason
Yes precious treasures.
DeleteThank you Vinay
so sweet
ReplyDeleteThank you Dale
DeleteDear Ruby,
ReplyDeleteChildren can capture our hearts and never let go.
Shalom,
Rochelle
I so agree that kids hold the keys to our hearts.
DeleteThank you Rochelle.
That's lovely. Great take on the prompt.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much.
DeleteSuch sweet words from a young heart! Love it! Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHe really is a sweetheart. Thank you for such kind words
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