Junior Vocab
Coping with a Power Cut
Meera: "Ugh, the power went again! My tablet died right in the middle of the cartoon."
Arjun: "Same here. And it’s so hot. I can’t cope with this boring, sweaty Sunday."
Amma:balcony, and two grumpy kids." "Hmm, no fan, no TV… but we still have mangoes, a
Meera: "Mangoes won’t help me cope, Amma. I wanted my show."
Arjun: "And I wanted my game. How do we cope when everything fun needs electricity?"
Amma: "Sometimes we cope by finding a different kind of fun. Want to try my secret power‑cut plan?"
Meera: "Is it better than melting like ice cream on the sofa?"
Amma: "First step: cold mango slices with salt and chilli. Balcony picnic."
Arjun: "Okay, that might help me cope a little."
Meera: "Mmm, this is nice. I can feel the breeze now that I’m not just sulking."
Arjun: "Hey, look at those clouds! That one looks like a giant dosa."
Meera: "That one looks like your hair in the morning."
Arjun: "Rude. But true."
Amma: "Second step: we make up a story about the clouds. No batteries needed."
Meera: "Once upon a time, a dosa cloud was flying to steal everyone’s chutney."
Arjun:cope with the hungry people and rained sambar on their plates." "Then a sambar cloud came to
Meera: "I’m actually forgetting about the heat."
Arjun: "Yeah, I guess we’re coping with the power cut by doing this silly cloud‑mango thing."
Amma: "Exactly. Coping doesn’t make the problem disappear. It just helps your heart feel lighter while it’s there."
Meera: "So when there’s a power cut, we’ll cope with mango, clouds, and weird dosa stories."
Arjun: "Deal. Next time the lights go, we know how to cope together."