Govind

Today Govind my eldest sister’s son from U.S sent me a mail, which made my day. He’s the 1st grandchild my parents got, so the love & pampering he got as a baby was boundless. I was free as I completed my studies & was waiting to get married. So I was with him all the time, watching him grow every minute.

He was a few months old & my sister started going to office .So it was my duty to look after the child which I enjoyed a lot. One day after his usual bath, I dressed him up,in new clothes [almost every day I stitched a new one for him].That day he was crying too much. I took him around the house, put him in the cradle, no use, he did’nt stop.Then came the idea, I thought I’ll sing a lullaby & put him to sleep. So I started on high pitch at the top of my voice, just like that opera singer. Suddenly the [frightened ] child stopped crying & gave me a slap on my face as hard as the petal soft hands could. But his tiny finger got in between my teeth on a hard bite.Oh! that was real bad, he might have fractured his little finger.

U can imagine what happened next. My mother & the servant came running, but I dared not tell anyone what had happened .My mother found out his sore finger & thought it as an insect bite,[a big insect indeed] & applied some haldi & bandaged his tiny finger.He had a sore finger for a few days but I never told this to anyone. The lesson I learned was a good one, about my talent in singing!!