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All languages la the one word that junior hates the most is SLEEP. When we try to put him to sleep, we tread around very carefully with that word, making sure never to tell it out openly. But still he would get the draft of it and would immediately jump into some activity to delay it as much as he can. Till the time some one scolds him and forcibly puts him on his bed or till the sleep overcomes his already heavily laden eyes, he always will kottam adichify. Sometime back at around 11PM in the night, after having given up on the activity and being dead tired, wifey slept soundly. Realizing that waking a sleeping dragon is bit risky even for his skills, junior decided to take the easier approach. 

“Appa…un kaadhula oru secret sollata”

“Secret na kaadhula than solanum..mookula ila”

He didn’t got the mokkai, but realized I am teasing him. Mandailaye oru adi vizhunthuchi, enakku.

“S..t..o..r..y” nu he extended every letter and whispered.

“Enna story venum..ganapati story sollata”

“Illa..Mahabharath”

After having watched the mahabarat story in youtube a few million times, it has fast become his favorite, especially the fight scenes!! I wanted to check his understanding and asked 

“Pandavas evlo per sollu”

He gave an “innocent” look and said “pandava…pandava..pandava..pandava..pandava”

Ennoda nalla neram I didn’t ask about gauravas. 

“Enda..5 wild animal solluna 5 tiger nu solluvia..ozhunga solra”

Seeing my reaction he couldn’t control his laughter and was fully fresh. He woke up his mom and asked her 

“Amma…pandavas per enna sollu”

She was already halfway across slumberland and I was quite glad she didn’t start with rama, Lakshmana.

“hmm..dharmar…zzzzz”

“Amma…solluma”

“hmm..enna ketta”

“pandavas yaaru”

“Appa kitta kelupa..”

“Ketathay appa than” *adapavi*

“grrr…hmm…dharmar…zzzz…bheeshmar…”

Naan apdiye shock aaiten…”ennadhu Bheeshmara..avar epo pandavar listla vanthar”

Wifey was wide awake by now…”ardha raathri idhu romba mukkiyama…avana thoonga vaikka mudilaina at least sirika vaikama irunga..innum one hour aagum ivan thoonga…appavachu pullayaachu..edho pannitu ponga” she wore the blanket over her face and started to continue where she left her sleeping.

“Appa..”

“ennada”

“Andha blanket la oru hole iruku..adhu vazhia ammava koopdatatuma”

“uhumm…idhu continue aana she will get arrested on a kola case of murdering me” nu slighta vantha fear la urutti poatu tried to make him sleep.

Didn’t know when he actually slept, but intha inbetween poraatathula pozhuthu vidinjirichi!!

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