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What next? This was the only question that After ice cream, the children got onto the
was debated among the children. Ideas were side top berth which was Ria’s. They
given and decisions were made. They came to brought their pillows there and had a pil-
a conclusion that they would go down. They low fight. Later the tired children clam-
immediately clambered down. Voila! They bered onto their berths. Next morning they
were going through a tunnel and they felt cu- were at Bangalore. The breakfast would be
rious to know how the mountain was cut… loaded here. As the train was to wait there
but before they could ask, their thoughts for half an hour, they got down and had
were interrupted by the waiter who had come some juice at café coffee day. The bought
to give the blankets, bed sheets and towels. some oranges and climbed onto the train.
Next the T.T came to check their tickets. The
best part was going to come – breadsticks, 6
butter and hot yummy tomato soup! When it After breakfast, they kept themselves busy
arrived, they ate as if they had not eaten for the whole day by reading books, playing
a very long time! Then they remembered that cards and other games and watching the
they had to ask about the tunnels which had scenery zoom by. Next day, the train
passed by earlier. There were questions chugged into the bustling station of Kochi
asked and answers were given by the parents in Kerala. They got out of the train and
and co-passengers but the most interesting were pleasantly surprised on seeing their
question was, “How were tunnels made years uncle George over there. Their uncle had
ago when there was no advanced machinery? also come to see the beautiful state which
"Once their curiosity was satisfied, they went was called “God’s Own Country”. When he
out and washed their faces with cool water. got the news about their trip to Kerala, he
After they came back, they were served din- planned to surprise them by suddenly ap-
ner followed by delicious ice cream. pearing on the railway station without in-
forming them.

Kerala!

As their uncle had gone to many places in Ker- themselves. While walking, they saw a small
ala before the two families had come, he boy of about Krishna’s age. His name was Go-

showed them some of the monuments and pal, a cowherd from the nearby village. They
parks he had seen. They enjoyed a lot. One day asked him if there was any lake or waterfall
when the kids’ parents had gone to their rela- nearby. He told that there was a waterfall and
tives’ house, the children were alone at home as a small lake of about 5 kms far. As he knew the

they were very tired and had overslept. Now location of the waterfall, the children thought
that they were alone, they decided to roam that they could take him along. Before leaving
around and discover new things. They ate their the resort, they had taken a mobile phone with
breakfast and packed some sandwiches, crois- them in case of emergency. Now that it had

sants and some juice. They wore their sports been a long time; they called their parents to
shoes and started off. It was about twelve thir- inform them about their whereabouts.
ty when they started feeling hungry. They Continued….
stopped and shared their picnic lunch among