Junior Vocab
Laddu Dilemma
Meera: "Arjun, stop! You already took three laddus!"
Arjun: "So? They’re small. I’m just checking which one is the sweetest."
Paati: "Ayyo, the plate is for everyone, kanna. Your cousins are still on the way."
Arjun: "But I helped roll them! I should get extra."
Meera: "I helped too, and I only took one. My tummy is doing slow eating."
Arjun: "My tummy is doing fast eating. It’s a race."
Paati: "If your tummy wins the race, what will be left for poor Paati and all the latecomers?"
Meera: "Yeah, imagine Kiran and Diya’s faces if they see only crumbs."
Arjun: "Hmph. They always come late and still get so many."
Paati: "Because someone keeps ‘tasting’ them before they arrive."
Meera: "You’re grabbing like that crow that stole all the chips at the beach."
Arjun: "I’m not a crow! I just… really like laddus."
Paati: "Then show it nicely. Take just enough and still leave a smile on the plate."
Meera: "Like when I shared my new crayons and didn’t hide the glitter ones."
Arjun: "So… I keep what I need and leave the rest shining for everyone?"
Paati: "Aha, that’s the nongreedy way, kanna."
Arjun: "Okay. I’ll put one laddu back so the plate can smile."