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er. She had interesting ways to he says; “I’ll fold my hands and
discipline us. Every day at 6:30 rest a while.”
am, the prayer would start in the 11 But while he sleeps, pover-
Pooppallil household. Appachan ty will attack him like an armed
and Ammachy never insisted or robber”
got angry if the attendance was She would read this verse
not full. But everyone made it a and look at us with a knowing

point to assemble in the centre smile and I must say the Ma-
room on time. Some of us would layalam version had the better
still be sleepy and Ammachy punchline: ""Iptd¡qsS Dd¡w;
would read the perfect Bible Iptd¡qsS \n{Z; Ipsd¡qsSs-
verse, Proverbs 6: 9-11: “9 How sIsI«n¡nS¡''. Invariably, my
long is the lazy man going to lie sleep would vanish on hearing
around? When is he ever going this verse. She had this uncanny
to get up? ability to get everyone to follow
10 “I’ll just take a short nap,” her instructions without shouting

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