Just before going to bed...just out of the blue...
Mishti - Mamma Lion eats other animals?
Me - Yes
Mishti - So for that he kills the animals?
Me - Ya...
Mishti - Then why is he the King of the jungle? King has to protect everyone na...
Me - Right beta... I don't know why someone who harms everyone is made the King....
After the recent celebration of our 70th Independence Day, Mishti knows quite a bit about the day.
Some due to the patriotic movies watched by her father the entire day, some due to the little kid who dressed up like Lokmanya Tilak at our society's Independence Day event and a lot more after asking nearly 500 questions to me about Freedom, Freedom fighters and Independence.
Some questions were like..
"Mamma you said Pakistan was part of India, then if we both got independence then why did Pakistan get separated?"
"Mamma why did British people trouble us?"
"Mamma why would British people want our money if they had their own?"
And today's question was...
Mishti : "Mamma how did Mahatma Gandhi fight for freedom."
Me : He fought through non-violence which means without harming anyone.
Mishti : Mamma do you know if Mahatma Gandhi went for a Karate class when he was small?
Me : No... I have no idea betu.... but why?
Mishti : Just like that... I just wanted to know...
6/8/16
It was a special day for Mishti as she could finally get on a stage and address a good number of audience :)
Yes, she has been longing for this day. Last year in Chennai too she was selected for the inter school story telling competition. But the parents were not allowed in the competition. Moreover there was no dias. It was more like telling the story just to the judges.
This time too it was inter school story telling competition. She kept asking me if she was going to be on the stage. And finally she could :)
After her competition was over, we went to a mall to celebrate. While coming out of the mall she saw a sign board, which said, 'No parking'. Adi and I were busy in our conversation and didn't even notice what she did...
All of a sudden between our conversation...with a deep sigh in her voice, Mishti says.... "No Parking.... but so many parking!!!!"
We stop our conversation and look at the other side of the road... she was right :D
