Pudiyathu

A Christmas Story for the young at heart: Part 5/5 Chirp. Chirp. The birds chirped. The morning sun was rising.   Sundelli followed the laughing men as he tugged along his heavy diary. He found it challenging to keep pace with the men, but it did not deter him, for he was curious to find where theContinue reading “Pudiyathu”

A Night Walk

A Christmas Story for the young at heart: Part 4/5 Brr. Brr. Sundelli shivered. The cold night wind was blowing against him as he walked down the empty road. Last night, the wagon that he travelled had made a loud grinding halt at a barn near the village.  Sundelli hopped off the wagon with his diary andContinue reading “A Night Walk”

The Stowaway

A Christmas Story for the young at heart: Part 3/5 “Ha, ha, ha”, Sundelli53 heard the sound of laughter, which seemed to be drawing closer and closer to him. The night was dark except for a few stars dotted in the sky. He turned around to see from where the sound of laughter was coming from whenContinue reading “The Stowaway”

Bread and Cheese

A Christmas Story for the young at heart: Part 2/5 Sniff. Sniff.  Sundelli-53 sniffed the air.  His sharp nose caught the distinct smell of warm cheese and bread that wafted through the air. Sundelli was tired and hungry. His brown furry body had become a darker shade of brown because he had climbed drainage pipesContinue reading “Bread and Cheese”