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memories of my childhood ‘’ [ 15 ].
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the school reopened my brothers and
elder sister started going school .Again I was left alone. When my brother left for school I took out my toys and played peacefully.
A gain we
shifted to an other place. When we went there my grandma was there to look after my elders
and by that time my eldest sister gave birth to a baby girl.Mum was always busy looking after the two babies.
Though our
house was a big one it was so crowded;with an other uncle ,pottanammachen,
grandma and a maid servant and all.There was no out house and so the two
constables on house duty;stayed late in the night and went home.
Our house
was an isolated one ;around it there were small small palace buildings of
the royal family
the royal family
.Just near our house there was
a palace and there was an old prince named Achamma thamburatti as old as 95 years old;
could not
hear at all.She had a hearing as big as a husked coconut
and a spout
to insert into the ear.Next is an other palace.Our maid servant
used to go there,
to wash clothes because the river was flowing nearby.When she went there to wash
clothes she used to take me also with
her.The princess of that palace had eight boys and no girls.So she was fond of
me and made me sit on her lap …gave me
chips and fruits.Then she went to the river and had a bath again because
she had touched me.
Every
morning my uncle took me and my brother to the temple and there we saw ,children
from the palaces wearing small dhothi with golden borders.
Through the
transparency of the dhothi w e could see the gold chain around their waists.Uncle
bought us also golden bordered small dhothi and I was so
Proud;because
,like the children of the palaces;I had gold chain around the waist ;that could
be seen through the transparency of the dhothi.So also the temple going children
wearing dhothi used a red ribbon like piece of cloth hooked in the waist chain in
such a way to form an underwear.We also wore that ribbon like underwear. Then
one day a gold smith came home ,and grandma took out my gold waist chain .I was
hesitant to give it ,then she told me that he would make me a more beautiful one;.then
she tied a black
string around my
waist.Every day I was waiting for the goldsmith to come, but he never came.But
I noticed that my sister Rema and my sister’s baby wearing gold chain around
their waists.
One day when
we went to the temple we saw a lot of people gathered together and making
thatched shed or pandal and decorating it with artificial flowers and hangings.Uncle
told us that the festival of the temple was coming shortly,.When the festival started ;every
night dad used to go to the temple
By 8 or…8.30.spent
more than an hour .Then he took me ,brother,sisters,and
mummy with
him.There were a very big gathering around the temple .Every day during the
festival time there were programs….like dance…;music concerts
drama..fire
works and all ;outside the temple compound
wall ;and inside there were a nfumber ofleet of elephants and the deity of the temple
mounted on the middle one...
…accompanied
by panchavadyam and a number of lighted lamps.Inside and outside the temple tere were full of people.Because of the crowd there were police constables on duty.When
they saw my dad they all rushed to him and saluted him and they moved the crowd on either side
and made a path for us to pass through..Then,everybody
around ;looked us with much respect.Then I felt that I am somebody great.......
….that there is only one father in the world;….and he is mine.
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