Junior Vocab
Diwali Celebration
Meera: "Arjun, wake up! It’s Diwali! Amma said we can burst crackers after dinner!"
Arjun: "I’m up! I even dreamed of chakris spinning like tiny planets."
Meera: "Look, my sparkler packet has glitter stars. I saved it all year."
Arjun: "And this flowerpot cracker is my secret treasure."
Amma: "First laddus, then diyas, then we’ll see about crackers, okay?"
Meera: "These warm laddus taste like sweet sunshine."
Arjun: "And the whole house smells like ghee and cardamom."
Meera: "Come, let’s keep the diyas on the balcony. I like how the flames dance."
Arjun: "Careful, your pink lotus rangoli looks too nice to step on."
Amma: "Kids… the building aunty complained. No crackers this year."
Meera: "What? But we waited all day!"
Arjun: "I told Rohan I’d show him the biggest flowerpot ever."
Meera: "This is such a letdown. Like someone switched off Diwali."
Arjun: "Yeah, a big, crackly letdown with no crackle."
Amma: "I know you’re upset. Come stand by the balcony with me."
Meera: "The diyas are making tiny gold roads on the floor."
Arjun: "And the rangoli colours are shining extra bright."
Amma: "What if we make Diwali loud with us instead of crackers?"
Meera: "Like a Diwali song band?"
Arjun: "I’ll tap this steel plate like a drum!"
Meera: "I’ll shake this sweet box like a rattle!"
Amma: "See? Our letdown just turned into our own kind of Diwali."