G - Gracious Innocence

"Mumma, Mummaaaa... " Shouted Pankaj on top of his lungs. Lean and thin 4 year old Pankaj was notorious little child. He was always on the lookout for new possibilities to create havok in the otherwise quite home. He was a Whirlpool of, so called constructive activities into destructive ones.

"Now what has happened ?? Why are you shouting like a dog?" Malini came out of the kitchen holding a rolling pin in one hand and a soft dough ball in another. She was perspiring due to intensive heat. Her long black hair were tightly tugged in a bun behind her head and 'saari pallu' tugged in front.

"Mummy, I just saw didi got a new pair of slippers, whereas, she says her old slippers are now mine. Is it true mumma?" Pankaj asked.

"Yes, ofcourse, like always you get her  slippers."

"But why mummy why? I never gets a new slipper or shoes. You always make me wear her old slippers."

"It is because... Every few months you all are growing .. and her feet out grows the slippers. So I have to buy her a new pair. And by that time you are of the perfect size. Why should we waste things when we can use? Now go to your room and finish your homework. Stop Complaining so much. Okay" mumma explained.

He understood each and every word. Yet his heart yearned for a new pair. It was not his fault that he came later in this world. Had didi had come after him then he would have happily passed his things to her. But, now he has to wear old things. Not only this he also had to study from old books passed to him by his elder sister.

Sadly he went to his room and sat down to finish his assignments. Later in the evening he went to his mom and said "Mummy, see I have also grown big. Even my slippers are too small for me to wear. See my foot is coming out of it." He produced his slippers in front of his mom.

Malini was shocked to see what lay in front of her eyes. His sweet notorious son was up to a different mischief again. His so called small slippers were none other than his sister's slippers which he had accuired in the morning. But, now very innocently they have been cut from behind.

"Oh, my dear. Why did you cut the slippers and ruined them?" Malini was stunned to see her son's brainy activity.

"No mumma, I never cut them.. after my homework when I got up and tried to wear them I found them very small for me. See my foot is coming out from behind." He replied innocently.

Malini was angry on Pankaj yet deep down her heart she was proud to see the quick wit of him.

©Deepti
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