Rainy Days
y brother in
law, sister in law and I love rainy days. We enjoy playing in the rain. There
is a very shallow stream near our house. Each time it rains, we go there to
sail our paper boats and watch them being swept away. The rain makes the water
in the stream deeper and it is exciting to watch the swift currents flow over
the stones, carrying away leaves, grass and other refuse from our garden. We
watch intently as our paper boats are tossed about in the water.
They then sail swiftly down the stream and we often wonder where they finally
end up.
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| some boys playing in rains |
During the rain, we also love to sit and watch the puddles of
water in our garden. As pools of water are formed, our ducks start splashing
about in them, quacking noisily. Some of them just made each other family like
situations & fighting with each other for pounds watery space. I am just
amaze that how they react to each other.
Sometimes, me & my friends run out in the
rain, throw stones into the puddles of water and watch the ripples of
water growing bigger and bigger. The water looks like rings of silver as the
shining raindrops fall onto its surface. But while doing this my mother had
always kept eye on me. She had her own views on this:
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She never allowed me to go out if it’s raining accompanied by lightning.
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She always offered me a cup of hot milk or tea which helped me to stay
healthy in the rainy season.
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Sometimes she just say me that you don’t need to go outside for chilling
out with your friends.
I think the rain is better than the burning heat of the sun. Once in a
while, we enjoy our playing ball games in the rain. It is fun, provided we do
not catch a cold or a chill. Here in India we mostly play cricket as outdoor
sport.
Yesterday’s morning, clouds gathered in the
sky. Thunder rolled. Suddenly it started raining. There was a downpour for a
short while but soon it turned into a steady rain. It was time for school for
many of my friends but not for me as my college is not started yet.
It was refreshing to go out in the cool air.
Everyone and everything looked fresh. The trees were a vivid green. The sound
of falling rain was pleasing to the ears. The plight of bus travelers was of
course pitiable. Buses were late and overcrowded. It may be quite pleasant to
take a brisk walk in the rain, but nobody likes standing. In the queue in wet
clothes, with the cold drops from other persons’ umbrellas dripping down one’s
back.
The street urchins were having a great time
playing. In the streets, floating boats on the sides of the roads where water
was flowing fast. I wished I could join them.
My friends tells me that in the class, very
few students were attentive. Almost everybody was looking at the rain every now
and then. Primary class children were playing with boats in the Centre court,
where water had gathered making it look like a pool.
Ankle-deep water had collected near my
friend’s school gate and on the main road. The municipality had been caught
napping. The drainage system was choked. All low lying areas had knee-deep
water. Even cars and buses were stranded at many places.
In India nowadays there are many states where
heavy rainfall was curling situation just like in Kerala because of flooding
many of villages just drowning in rains water.
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| Kerala flood |
I appeal to peoples who are reading this to
help out the peoples in Kerala what you give out from yourself.
Thanks for reading!
