Down the memory lane to Ooty!! --Hairpin bend-- 3

Just as we had walked a few yards more, we saw an elephant, which also started walking towards us.

Alas! it took a few seconds for us to realize that it wasn't part of a herd ..but a LONELY single-tusker!

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{Normally whenever I think of this incident ..I know not why..I start laughing like hell to the extent that my people used to wonder if something is wrong with me!!! So, for this post alone I'm choosing the humorous style of narration.I'm not good at this style..but for a change yaar!!}....



We all were just jolted out of our wits at the mammoth single-tusker who was looking at us ferociously, as if asking "Who the hell are you to trespass into my privacy??!"

All of us were urged by our guide to run back to the jeep.
But..where??..
..only if our legs which were glued to the ground, could co-operate na!!


We stood there..'dumb dolls' waiting for some miracle to happen.


I'm sure the tusker and I had some ..what they call as..'previous birth connection'. :welcome
Then..why will it..leaving out everybody else come to me???!
(Later I was told that the colour white is to elephants ....as is red to bulls! :bonk
thevaiya antha puthu white party-frock thaan poduvennu adampidachathu thevaiya unakku..)



I don't even know what had happened.
When I opened my eyes--don't worry like the typical cinema heroine I didn't ask, "Naan enge irukken?"{Where am I?}
Athellam sari..enna achchu..appadinu ketkiringala? (All that's fine..let us know what happened).



Ithu thannga nadanthathu....(This is what happened) please imagine if possible the flash-back tortoise coil:



I would always remain faithful to that cutie-pie, the lovey-dovey elephant calf, of this mammoth S.T.(ethanai thadavai thaan neeti nelichu single -tusker nu sollradhu????)


I'm sure all our prayers would have been heard. This cute little thing, suddenly emerged from somewhere and caught it's mom's attention. Like a good mother it's priority was to see to it's child....so it walked away in a huff, looking at me in a "Mavale....intha thadavai thapichite..adutha thadavai vachukiren" style.(This time you escaped....wait..wait..I'll catch you the next time).

"Naan enna muttala adutha thadavaiyum anga poga?" (I'm not a fool to go there again!?)



Jokes apart, my dad till date believes that the elephant-calf's name is "Saraswathi".
I don't know about that.....neither do I want to question my father's belief.
'Coz his belief always has that winning edge!!!!

What do you think?

 

Hi priya,

Thanx dear for dropping by!!

:cheers
Saras

 

Dear Lalitha,

:hiyaEn 'Lucky Mascot' aana unga kitta irunthu pona postukku (Pramod) commente varalaiyenu kavalai pattaen!!
Thank God! ippa vanthathuku :bowdown

Unga varugai enakku oru cup boost maathiri ma.

:cheers
Saras

 

Dear malar,

Thanx pa ..

I'm extremely happy that you enjoyed reading this.

:cheers
Saras