It was seven in the morning. Mum was busy tidying up the house and running around to finish the morning chores. I can never understand the fuss, I like my mornings calm and chirpy (yeah with beautiful sparrows, pigeons and peacocks singing good morning to me).
Thoughts like cleaning up, arranging toys and getting every cloth (bed-sheets, bed-covers, table cloths, laundry) crease free, preparing breakfast, etc. are many light years away from my little carefree mind. I was busy soaking in the fresh morning breeze, listening to woof-woof* chase away the pigeons sitting on the ground. Just when I spotted something exciting.
Little wonders of the world excite me. Be it the irregular bits of paper that make me wonder what they resemble to cob-webs in the corners by the window (though they are a very rare occurring seeing to my mum’s craze for cleaning) or even the little feathers of sparrows, I find them all amusing enough to give out a loud squeal in joy.
But, this was something very different. Unlike my mum who goes by her sense of smell, I believe in my sense of touch and taste the most. I see mum doing so many experiments in the kitchen and while I watch her, she makes me taste all most of her ingredients. This is how I have come to believe that tasting things is the way to go.
I love tasting things to remember and recognize flavors and to give them a memorable place in my mind. I decided to do just that with my new-found treasure.
It had an unusual appearance and I am quite confident I had seen it for the first time. I looked at it for a long minute and then decided to taste it. I had hardly placed it on my tongue when something tickled my throat and I gagged and got nauseous.
I panicked and so did mum on hearing me make uncomfortable sounds. She flew raced to be by my side and checked my mouth. I knew something was wrong for she gave out a loud scream and my grandma came running. Before I could understand what they were doing a sudden urge to throw up gripped me and there came the exotic food I had hardly tasted.
My mum looked very worried and was busy checking my hands and my mouth for any remains of the item I had tried to eat. Just then I heard my grandpa exclaim that his grand-daughter (that’s me) was indeed an IPL fan for she had tried to eat (a) Cricket.
Note to mum: C’mon mum I too want to be a good cook like you, if you’ll worry so much for all I taste and eat how will I ever fulfill my dream?
*woof-woof = blog name of our pet dog
The song on my mind: Poocho na yaar kya hua ~ Zamane ko dikhana hai
oh dear! 🙂 I can say that I totally understand your mom’s reaction, Pari dear 🙂
Hugs, darling, and do try to taste only what mummy makes for you 🙂 Cricket is nicer on the telly 🙂
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I’ll try to remember that…but it’s so much fun tasting new things 😀 😀
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What a post ME… loved it so so so much 😀 Pari is really really cute… did she try to taste a cricket 😯 she is getting naughtier by the day… 🙂
😆 on the note to mum..
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She not only try but actually ate one 😥
Her naughtiness is on a scary rise with each passing day 🙂
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My my ME What a scare.
But I liked this post a lot.
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Scary indeed but we all actually have been giggling at her naughtiness and I keep teasing her whenever I show her any of the insects in the garden (after the incident) 🙂
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did not get u.. cricket as in the animal cricket .. sorry if i ma acting dumb .. I really did not get it
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Yes, Cricket as in the insect cricket.
I have now added a wiki link to the word in the post to help explain it better.
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🙂 so I am not that dumb as i thought i am …
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Offcourse not 😀
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Oh my god… did she actually ate it? Is Pari ok now?
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Yes she did Nikita, and puked within seconds so the insect didn’t reach her system. She’s fine…thank you for asking 😀
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OMG she tasted the insect cricket? how did she catch it at first place? is it a dead one? I can understand your tension ME.. hope she is fine now..
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We’ve got a big garden Ani and it has been raining on and off in the past few days, so many bugs find their way by the doors and windows and she managed to spot a dead cricket and ate it. I am glad she couldn’t swallow it.
Yeah, she is fine, nothing to worry as such but I have been keeping an eye on her like paranoid ever since this happened.
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ME, come to our place once! we have so many birds chirping in our patio and by our bedroom window! And no morning hustle bustle. Both me and husband are super lazy and spend so much time feeding the birds 😀
btw, you ate a cricket 😮
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I didn’t eat the Cricket, it was my daughter who did 🙂
As far birds in the patio, we too have plenty of them, and my daughter wakes up early just to be able to watch them and hear them sing and dance 😀
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awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww……. I am a ball of mush right now!!
And you have a dog?? I ❤ dogs!
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I am glad you enjoyed the post …though my heart was in my throat when this actually happened.
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I know! It must have been ridiculously scary….. But she’s adorable…. And she would probably be never scared of critters unlike us mere mortals… 😛
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True 😆 😆
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Well, the cricket is considered to be a delicacy in some areas, isn’t it?? 🙂
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including my home (only by my daughter ;))
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Wowww what a brave daring little girl she is 🙂
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She isn’t brave aame, just tries to put anything she can get hold of in her mouth. I am waiting for the day when she’ll start recognizing things and bugs 😀
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Yeah right…much required indeed 🙂 XOXO
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Hahahaha! Make sure to take her to Thailand when she’s older. She’ll love the crunchy crickets they eat as a snack there.
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I know….but I guess that dead cricket too must have appealed her for it’s crunchiness 😉
Ewwww
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She did that!! saachmein…smart kid…now you know she will survive anywhere
on a serious note, hope she is okie and no bad effects!
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She’s fine RM…though am miserable, being a CCTV to her all the hours she is awake
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Oh my god! It must have been totally scary!!! Just last Sunday my brat had swallowed the seed of a cherry and we were so worried but ewww! she ate a cricket! Glad she threw up immediately!!!
Seriously we need to be so very cautious with Kids! but kutna dekho in a fraction of second they gobble up anything!
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Seriously, I too am glad she threw up and it was thrown out within seconds. So true, I can’t watch her more than I already do 😦
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Call me dumb ME, I thought this was your deed. Then I thought – surely not. I went through the post again and saw the category, then tube light flickered on my mind that this is Pari’s kaarnama 😆
But this is so scary dear, monsoon brings all sorts of insects and flies into the home. Good that you were there at the nick of the time 😐
Pari would love our neighbourhood if she loves the nature and its sounds. You both are welcome any time 🙂
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I am touched by your thought that your mind refused to believe that it was me who ate the cricket 😀 😀 😀
Thank you for the warm invitation Visha, I am sure Pari would love to drop by 😉 😀
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Goodness, girl, you tasted an insect..hope you are fine, darling! I can so understand your curious little mind that asks you to pick every sundry thing you spot and put it in your mouth, yet be careful of what you take in, sweetheart! Take care! 🙂
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I was just trying to find out what the crunchy looking thing was 😦 though I’ll be more careful in the future ( that mum doesn’t come to know 😉 😉 )
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Hahah took me a moment to figure out who is the protagonist of the story 😀
Thank goodness the cricket was thrown back up by the stomach that refused to digest it!
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I too couldn’t thank God enough
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OMG! She did that! Must have given you a scare. I hope the little darling is ok and has given it “a memorable place in her mind ” to not try it again 🙂
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not sure about her but this incident definitely etched a memorable place in my mind 😀 😀
She’s fine …just busy looking for more exotic foods 😀
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Very very cute post, though I understand how scary it would have gotten for you. 🙂
It took me a couple of minutes to understand that it was Pari who was writing this letter. 😀 I thought it was about you.
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I was screaming like a paranoid when I spotted what she had eaten this time. As if paper, cobwebs, bangles etc. weren’t enough 😦
I am glad it made you smile 😀
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hope she is all right .. no reactions i suppose.. so she try all adventure reality shows later in her life.. :).. just came across ur blog and found it interesting..
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All’s fine ahreyamom…you never know she actually might give them a shot 😀
Welcome to my blog….I’d love to hear more from you 😀
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hehehehe… How did she catch it in the first place? Adventurous eh!! 😀
Hope she is doing fine now!!
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There are plenty of insects and bugs in our garden and since it had rained on a few nights, there were always a few crickets et.c sitting by the door sil or the windows so Pari got hold of a dead cricket (am glad it wasn’t alive 😉 )
Yup she’s fine, busy looking for more exciting items to taste 😉 😆
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My amma loves gardening. For her, a house is not complete without a garden. But unfortunately we don’t have one now. Long back, the house we stayed had a huge garden.. amma used to collect hibiscus flowers , dry them and make powder and give it to me.. The mention of garden brought back so many memories!! 🙂
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I agree, gardens are a very important part of the house and they magically create beautiful moments that linger in our memories forever 😀 😀
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That reminds me to check what my little monster has got inside her this time.. but daughter is very honest most of the times.She puts a lotta hings inside her little mouth and comes and admits that she did..some sort of precaution….
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Wow! she’s is a sweetheart 😀 😀
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That was a damn cute post…… reminded me of my childhood when I used to eat ants and mud.
Choooochweet….hugs to Pari…..and a huge same pinch 😉
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😯 😯 you ate ants and mud 😯
I must say you were one brave child 😀
Aww…lots of hugs, love and same pinch from Pari to you 🙂
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It was a cuteness filled post. Enjoyed reading it. 🙂
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I am glad you enjoyed Akriti
Welcome to my blog 😀
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when you write such cute posts on your daughter,I really feel like seeing her,by the way if its any consolation mine ate a cockroach when she was 1-1/2yrs!!yuck!
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I know kids at this age, just need to see food to eat it, but the funny part being they don’t want to eat the actual food 😆
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lol,thats the irony 😀 😀
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Yikes!! hope she is okay!
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She’s fine because she threw up the same moment and the cricket was out of her system 🙂
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