My sister had a very dear friend called Ranju.She had a pet bunny.Her bunny was very popular among all the kids.We took turns to feed it and loved to play with it.The bunny too seemed to enjoy all the attention.
One fine ( not so fine.....)day, the bunny fell sick. The bunnies are delicate darlings and need a lot of care.It just refused any feed and soon became very weak. One evening, when we returned from school, the bunny had died. As soon as we got the news,we all rushed to Ranju's flat.The poor bunny lay limp in her lap.....she was in tears. There was so much sadness in the air.
Her mother consoled her and instructed her to go down and bury the bunny. Suddenly, there was so much commotion in the air.The 'bachha gang' was greatly excited about the burial! It had opened a new avenue, unexplored so far.
The children were never taken into confidence whenever matters concerning 'death' came up.
The news spread wide and far.......the children gathered quickly to participate in the funeral.There was a great discussion about the burial ceremony. After a lot of deliberations a suitable place was selected and we dug a large ditch. We filled it with leaves and flowers to make a soft bed for our little friend. Then the bunny was lowered into the floral grave and laid to rest. There was a lot of excitement in the air. Flowers and leaves of all wild plants around were thrown over the body.Then it was covered by soil. The burial was over but nobody had the heart to leave. It was getting darker and we had to get back to our homes.
All of a sudden somebody started the national anthem. Everybody joined spontaneously and sang 'Jana gana mana..........' as loudly as possible. I still wonder what made us give such a patriotic burial to our little friend!
One fine ( not so fine.....)day, the bunny fell sick. The bunnies are delicate darlings and need a lot of care.It just refused any feed and soon became very weak. One evening, when we returned from school, the bunny had died. As soon as we got the news,we all rushed to Ranju's flat.The poor bunny lay limp in her lap.....she was in tears. There was so much sadness in the air.
Her mother consoled her and instructed her to go down and bury the bunny. Suddenly, there was so much commotion in the air.The 'bachha gang' was greatly excited about the burial! It had opened a new avenue, unexplored so far.
The children were never taken into confidence whenever matters concerning 'death' came up.
The news spread wide and far.......the children gathered quickly to participate in the funeral.There was a great discussion about the burial ceremony. After a lot of deliberations a suitable place was selected and we dug a large ditch. We filled it with leaves and flowers to make a soft bed for our little friend. Then the bunny was lowered into the floral grave and laid to rest. There was a lot of excitement in the air. Flowers and leaves of all wild plants around were thrown over the body.Then it was covered by soil. The burial was over but nobody had the heart to leave. It was getting darker and we had to get back to our homes.
All of a sudden somebody started the national anthem. Everybody joined spontaneously and sang 'Jana gana mana..........' as loudly as possible. I still wonder what made us give such a patriotic burial to our little friend!
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