ABHIK AND THE 3 COCKROACHES

Now let me tell you a story …a story of bravery and valor…a story full of surprises, pain and twists….

Once upon a time…in the satellite city Vashi, there lived an egoistic, brash, naughty and selfish boy named Abhik. Abhik was a very self obsessed individual and always used to put him self first. He only cared about his toys, his food and his life.

One fine day in the dead of night Abhik paid a sneaky visit to the kitchen. The clock had struck 12 am and for a moment Abhik paused outside the kitchen half expecting Cinderella to rush out with only one crystal shoe. After waiting and ensuring that the coast was clear he crawled into the kitchen. He opened the lowest shelf and dragged out a packet of biscuits. Mopping the sweat from his brow…he crouched in the corner…tore open the packet and consumed all the biscuits like a greedy pig. After polishing off the crumbs which adorned the front of his T shirt, Abhik started to get up ….only to find him self facing the greatest horror of his life…………………

Blocking his path were three chocolate brown and icky cockroaches. Their antennae swayed in the air and they menacingly clicked their many limbs together. Abhik emitted an inward scream and leaped up in the air. Since Abhik was highly and proficiently trained in the art of FAKARATE ( read: faking Karate) , he executed a few moves and tried to squash them with a frying pan which had conveniently presented itself.

But the cockroaches were highly trained in the art of EFAKARATE (read: escaping fake karate)…they scurried away and climbed onto his large ogre like feet….He let out an outward scream and danced around like a pygmy high on scotch. His hand hit the dish rack which came down with an almighty crash…the poor cockroaches got unwittingly squashed under the avalanche of dishes….After the mayhem subsided…Abhik looked around and raised both his hands in the air….he now knew what it meant to win an Olympic gold….He punched the air and let out a whoop……………

The lights came on and the angry form of Abhik’s mother stormed into the kitchen….A few slaps were enough to vanquish the recently crowned Olympic Cockroach crusher Champion….Abhik was banished to his dirty bed where he spent the rest of his days regretting his greedy decision to eat an entire packet of biscuits.

MORAL OF THE STORY: Cinderella was smart…she probably carried the other shoe in her hand to crush icky cockroaches.