Junior Vocab
Lunch Time Conversations
Meera: "Arjun, why are you hiding your tiffin box under the desk?"
Arjun: "Because I only brought curd rice today. Everyone else has fancy stuff."
Meera: "So what? I brought lemon rice with peanuts. It smells like Amma’s kitchen."
Arjun: "Exactly! The whole class will smell it and laugh."
Meera: "They never laugh when Riya brought pasta or when Kabir brought noodles."
Arjun: "That’s different. Our food looks too simple."
Meera: "Simple is nice. Last week you brought laddus and the whole class went wild."
Arjun: "That was sweet. This is just… white rice."
Meera: "But it’s cold and soft and has mustard seeds that go crack-crack. My tummy is already dancing."-crack. My tummy is already dancing."
Teacher Aunty: "What’s all this secret talking? Lunch time is for eating, not for worrying."
Arjun: "Aunty, I brought curd rice and I don’t want anyone to tease me."
Teacher Aunty: "I brought upma today. If anyone teases curd rice, upma and I will protect it."
Meera: "See, even Aunty brought home food. And look, Riya just brought plain roti and jam."
Arjun: "Hmm… and Kabir brought idlis again. No one is laughing."
Meera: "Come on, open it. The curry leaves smell so good, it’s like your grandma’s balcony."
Arjun:brought the box." "Okay… whoa, Amma put mango pickle too. I didn’t see that when I
Meera: "Lucky! You brought the yummiest lunch. Can I have a tiny bite of the pickle?"
Arjun: "Only if you give me some of your lemon rice. I’m glad I brought this now."