Maurya's Magical Monsoon Morning - Kanika G...Maurya's Magical Monsoon Morning One Saturday morning,...
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Maurya'sMagicalMonsoonMorning
Copyright©2019byKanikaG
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useofbriefquotationsinabookreview.
FirstEdition,2019.
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Maurya'sMagicalMonsoonMorning
OneSaturdaymorning,Mauryawokeupwhenthe
sunshoneintohiseyesthroughthe
curtains.Hewasexcited,becauseheloved
playingtenniswithhispapaonsunny
mornings.But,whenheopenedthecurtains,
hewassurprisedtoseethatitwasraining
heavily,andthesunwasshiningbrightly
throughdarkgrayclouds.Howwasthat
possible?Hewantedtoknow.
Heranoutofthehouseinhispajamas.He
livedonthetwenty-firstfloorofahigh
risebuilding,buthewastooexcitedtowait
forthelift.So,herandownlotsandlots
ofstairs.Finally,hewasoutintheopen
soakingintherain,onthelawn,infrontof
thebuilding.
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Ashelookedaround,hesawthemostterrific
rainbow.Itwasbiggerandbrighterthanany
rainbowhehadeverseen,eveninastory
book.Densecloudscoveredtheentiresky
exceptthesun.Therainbowlookedbeautiful
againstthegraybackground.
Mauryaranaroundthelawnwhoopingwithjoy.
Suddenly,henoticedsomethingstrange.There
wasatreeladenwithbrightredpomegranates
rightinthemiddleofthelawn.Mauryawas
surethatneitherthepomegranatesnorthe
treehadbeentherethepreviousday,orever
before.Wheredidtheycomefrom?Whatwas
goingon?
Burstingwithcuriosity,Mauryapluckeda
pomegranate.Itfeltquitereal.Hehada
suddenurgetotasteit.Buthecouldnot
openitwithhisbarehands.Sohefounda
sharprockandbangedthepomegranatewith
it,tillitbrokeopenandtheprettyred
seedsspilledout.
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Mauryapickedupahandfuloftheseedsand
puttheminhismouth.Theytasteddelicious,
butashechompedontheseeds,hefeltvery
strange.Hisinsidesbegantosquirmand
wiggle.Mauryagotscaredandtriedtospit
outtheseeds,buthefoundthathecouldn’t,
andthenhenoticedthathismouthwas
turningintoabeak,ABIGYELLOWBEAK.
NowMauryawasreallyfrightened.Whatwas
happeningtohim?Weretheseedspoisonous?
Helookedathishandsandnoticedtheywere
becomingfeatheryandthenhesawthatclaws
werestickingoutofhisbedroomslippers.
Beforehecoulddoanythingaboutit,hehad
completelytransformedintoagiantblack
cuckoobirdandhispajamaslayrippedto
shredsontheground.
Mauryascreamedinpanic,butallhecould
hearwasaraspy"KooKoo".Terrified,Maurya
startedflappinghisarmsandrunningaround,
butofcourse,hisarmswerenolongerarms.
Theywerewings!Sohefoundhimselfsoaring
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intotheair.Icanfly,hethought,
astonished.Infact,hewassosurprised,
thathestoppedflappingandfellbackdown,
plop.
Icanfly,IcanflyMauryathought,elated.
Ihadalwayswantedtofly,andnowIcan.So
forgettingallhisworries,Mauryaspreadhis
giantwingsandtooktothesky.Hereached
uptothe46thfloorwherehisfriendGamala
lived.Hewentandperchedonherwindowand
lookedthroughit.Gamalawasfastasleep.
Lazygirl,Mauryathoughtandshoutedouther
name.Butallthatcameoutwasaloud
screechy"KooKoo".Gamalawasstartledout
ofherslumberandstaredatthegiantblack
birdatherwindow.Frightened,shestarted
throwinghertoysatit.Mauryajustabout
managedtododgeaglassbottleofredposter
color.
ScaredthatGamalamightmaimhim,heflew
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awayhigherintotheskyanddecidedto
explorethecityfromhighabove.Therain
hadebbedandtherainbowhadfaded.Butfrom
upthere,Mumbailookedlikeitwasmadeof
Legos.Tinytoycarszippedupanddownlong
graystrips.
Mauryareachedapartofthehighwaywhere
themetroconstructionhadjustbegun.
Suddenly4laneshadtomergeintooneand
createdacolossaltrafficjam.Maurya
rememberedhisschoolbushadbeengetting
stuckatthisveryplacefor10minutesevery
day.Butnowhecouldjustflyoverthe
mess.Delightedhebegantosingandfilled
theairwithmelodiouskoos.
Mauryamerrilyflewoverbuildingsand
billboards.Suddenlyheheardthemost
frighteningsound.Ahugescaryobjectwas
headingforhimatgreatspeed.Mygoodness!
It’saplane,Mauryarealizedandveeredaway
justintime.
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Thatwasacloseshave,Mauryathought
trembling,anddecidedtosteerclearofthe
airportandwatchoutforplanes.
Therainhadcompletelystopped.Maurya
decidedtoflywest.Hewantedtoseethe
openseafromhighabove.SohecrossedJuhu
beachandflewoverthewaves.Butonceall
hecouldseewaswater,hewasscared.Hehad
neverrealizedhowhugetheseareallywas.
Mauryalookedforthesunsohecouldfly
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towardsit,backeast.Hewasrelievedonce
hecouldseetheshorelineagain.Allthis
flyinghadtiredhimout,andhereally
neededtorest,buthecouldn’tstopuntilhe
hadcrossedthesea.
WhenhereachedJuhubeach,hefeltthirsty
andlongedforsomecoconutwater.Buthis
beakwasn’tgoodforpeckingthroughthehard
outershellofthecoconut.Mauryadecidedto
gohome.
Asheflewback,herealizedhewastiredof
beingabird,butwhatcouldhedoaboutit?
PerhapshisMamawouldknow.Butwouldshe
recognizehim?Mauryabegantocrythinking
hewouldbeabirdforever.
Justthenhenoticedhisbuildingandlanded
onthelawninfrontofit.Hehadhopedthat
eatingafewmorepomegranateseedswould
turnhimbacktonormal.Butthepomegranate
seeds,haddisappearedandsohadthetree
andthefruits.Theyhadvanishedlikethey
hadneverexisted.Mauryawalkedaround
crying.Hewenttothekidsplayareawhich
washisfavoritepartofthesocietygrounds.
Perchedontheslide,henoticedsomething.
Thelawnwasbonedryandsowasthe
playground,exceptforatinypuddle,even
thoughithadrainedheavilyonlyalittle
whileago.Thepuddletoowasdryingfast.
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Mauryarememberedthatthestrangedayhad
begunwiththesunshinningbrightlythrough
theheavyrain.Herememberedtheunnaturally
brightrainbow.
Perhapstherainwasmagical,hethought.It
gavehimanidea.Heswoopeddownanddrank
inthelastfewsipsofwaterfromthepuddle
justasitdriedaway.Hesmiledwithrelief
ashesawhimselfbeingtransformedbackin
toalittleboy.Thefeathersweregoneand
hewasclothedinhispajamasagain.He
touchedhisfaceandfeltsoftlipsinstead
ofabeak.
Whenhereachedbackhome,Mamahadbreakfast
readyonthetable.Waffleswerehisfavorite
weekendbreakfast."Mauryayounaughtyboy.
Wherehaveyoubeen?"Mamashouted."Youknow
youarenotsupposedtogooutuntilafter
breakfast.".
"ButMama,itwasrainingandtherewasa
beautifulrainbow..."Mauryabegan.
"Oh,enoughwiththeliesMaurya!Can'tyou
seethesunisshinningandthereisnota
dropofwateranywhereorasinglecloudin
thesky?"Mamasoundedangry,soMaurya
quietlyatehiswaffles.
Afterbreakfast,Gamalacamefortheirplay
date."AuntyIsawagiantcuckoobirdtoday,
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asbigasadog,andscareditawaywithmy
toys."Sherecounted,proudly.
"Youkidsandyoursillystories.Mauryasays
itwasraining,andyousayyousawacuckoo
thesizeofadog."
"Butitwasrainingwhenthegiantcuckoo
cametomywindow,aunty."Gamalainsisted.
"Mauryayoushouldhaveseenit.Itwashuge.
Biggerthanyoueven,Ithink."
Mauryagrinnedanddecidedtokeephis
magicaladventurestorytohimself.Perhaps
hewouldhaveanotherone,soon.Inthemean
time,todaywastheperfectsunnydayfor
sometenniswithPapaandGamala.
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Thepictureoftheflyingblackbirdwas
obtainedfrompexels.
(https://www.pexels.com/photo/bird-flying-on-
sky-1098888/)
Thepictureoftheaerialviewofcityroads
wasobtainedfromunsplash.
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Thepictureoftheflyingairplanewas
obtainedfromunsplash.
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Thepictureoftheopenseawasobtainedfrom
unsplash.
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Thepictureofthetennisballandracquet
wasobtainedfromunsplash.
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ThecoverartwasdonebyMiniGandsomeof
thecrayondrawingsinthebookweredoneby
PellG.MiniGis4andPellGis7andthey
arebothdaughtersofKanikaG.
MiniGandKanikaGsetoutforawalkinthe
rainintheirhousingsocietytocelebrate
theonsetofthe2019monsooninMumbai.
That'swhentheycameupwiththeideafor
thisstory.Theydiscussedvarious
possibilitieswhiletheywalked,anddrew
inspirationfromthemagicalmonsoonscenes
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andsounds.
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