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The Banana Tree

Just then, Sreenath’s mother came into the room.
“Sreenath, go off to your room to sleep. Some guests are
coming.”

“No mummy. Tell them to come tomorrow. I don't want
to get up,” he said.

Sreenath’s mother looked at her son in disbelief. She was
used to his laziness but today was too much. “You expect
me to tell Veena aunty and my other friends to not come
to the house because you are sleeping on the sofa? Have
you gone crazy or this is a new height of laziness you have
managed to conquer?” she asked in bewilderment.

“Go away, mummy. Don't bother me,” he said. A fly came
and sat on his shoulder. Sreenath looked at it and closed
his eyes again.

Sreenath’s mother exclaimed in exasperation, “What a
lazy fellow! He will not even wave the fly off if it sits on
him. Next, he will want a banana to fall in his mouth by
itself. Too much effort, he will complain, to go buy one
from the market.”

Sreenath heard his mother mumble under her breath as
she gave up on him. Soon, all went quiet. He opened one
eye to see if she was still there. He said to himself, “Seems
like a good idea. Next time I want to eat a banana, I will sit

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