Child’s Play

My recent visit to my niece and nephew when I went back to Delhi this June…

That day she came up to me and said, “Sruti didi, I also want to wear hairband and tie my hair like you”. So I sat and did up her hair just like mine. I don’t know how great she looked, but she seemed pretty happy. And I had my dose of ‘Barbie-doll-games’ at age 21!

Activity-filled that day was. Surya was showing off his new pets to me – lovebirds – and of course showing me that it’s okay to pet the bird. “I’ll show you. No! No! I’ll hold him, otherwise he’ll get scared. You’re a new person; he knows that I’m just playing”. But then he was kind enough to teach me how to hold the bird… which I very apprehensively did. He sat me down and explained the temperament of each bird – there were four – and told me of stories of all of them. :)

My niece’s friend, this girl seemed like the star that afternoon. It was quite a show she put up that afternoon, with all her madness – most delightfully entertaining! While my niece and nephew were a little more than just conscious of my new camera, she just swayed callously across the room as though there was no camera! :)

The sole goal of all games that afternoon was to prevent the brother – the enemy – from climbing the top bunk and throwing tidbits to the floor. Sigh! :)
But in vain, it seemed..