The Momma Clan

Tina and Tony visited their grandmother, Mrs. Desouza in Goa for the summer holidays. They loved her as she showered all her love and her stories.

They enjoyed swimming in the sea and their grandmother’s delicious food. They did a lot of masty and had fun with her. They strolled on the beach and made sand castles and when the water came and dashed their castles, they felt sad but made them again.

After a sumptuous dinner,  the storytime with Granny is a waiting time.

The Granny too is happy to narrate her imaginative and thrilling  Fairy Tales to her grandchildren.

Once a group of young kids wandered into a woodland to explore the dwellers of that forest. As they walked for a distance, they heard strange voices, and all clustered together in fear.

Rohan, the leader calmed them and said, “Do not fear and take a deep breath, pray to the Lord, and make no noise.”

Suddenly they spotted a beautiful coloured bird on the branch of a tree. It was peculiar in shape but it had its own beauty. That bird was making that strange noise.

Ronny clicked a lot of photos of that bird and they Googled and found its name as ‘ Spikybird’. All the kids find it a funny name and laugh but wonder how God has created such a bird.

They all stopped at a house for some time to venture out afterward. They munched the chips and enjoyed the snacks given by their mothers. They all shared their food.

The next day as they walked along, they found funny paintings on the walls in the forest.

Meenal asked, ” What is this strange painting, and who must have painted here

In the middle of the forest?”

When the kids went nearer to look at it closely, a funny man with a weird feature came near them and they were afraid and huddled together.

The man told them, ” Hello kids, do you want to know the story about these paintings? “

” Yes, all shouted.

” I was a teacher in an Art School in the city. I used to teach coloring and drawing to young kids. I was happy to teach them but one day a boy complained to the Principal that I had stolen his colours and I was dismissed without listening to me.?”

I was sad and I wandered to this forest and started to paint my emotions on the walls and started here. I loved Fairy Tales of strange birds and animals. About beautiful girls and boys, and I drew them in an Animated form.”

Many like you came to watch my paintings and asked questions and I narrated their stories and they returned happily “

Tina and Tony asked, ” What happened to the painter and how did he manage alone, as he was not afraid of the animals? “

The granny told them, ” No, he made friends with the birds and animals and they lived happily. He painted the different birds

and animals and many tourists bought his paintings.”

” Tell us more,  granny.”

 ” It is time to sleep children and now go to sleep.”

” Please please granny, one more Fairy Tale about the beautiful princess.”

” Tomorrow dear, I am tired, and let us sleep. “She kissed them and went to her room.

The next day, they all went to the Church as it was a Sunday, and had lunch at a relative’s house. They had a good, fun day.

At night, Granny narrated the Fairy Tale of a Princess, Rose who was very pretty God Godmother gifted her with  Golden Wings and she happily flew over her Kingdom and was happy and sad to see people enjoying and suffering.

On her flight, she meets a handsome Prince, and gets friendly they marry and live happily.

-Poornima Sivaraman