The Little Buddha Series - 4

Here's your share of the booty, Ma!
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Gautham is very enthusiastic about visiting grocery shops with Amma , for he believes in his own ability to influence his mother to do a last minute buy of an "imli muttayi" ( tamarind rolled like a candy and sugar sprinkled over it ). He walks around the aisles with hands in the pants' pockets.


On a certain day, Amma and Gautham went on shopping and returned without Amma budging to Gautham's tantrums for an "imli muttayi". But unlike other days, there was no emotional breakdown which gave a silent hope that the boy is learning to control his emotions, finally. But controlling pelvic muscles was still not within his control that Amma had to take his permission to change the trousers. But Gautham was unwilling to part with his trousers. He was ok with walking around in peed pants but would not change them


It took a long time of persuasion ,and a long line of swears and threats to make him part with the trousers and on one condition : what is in the pockets were Gautham's and that Amma should not claim them - from the past history, the pockets were likely to have broken pieces of random plastic stuff or a few Hotwheel cars. The condition was ok with Amma. That is when Gautham took out his possession from the pockets with a gleeful grin - an imli muttayi and Amma's eyes popped out. "Baby, did u ..?" , to which Gautham answered , "Amma, Don't be upset, I know you love it too , here! have it! - I have taken one for you !, how tasty! - isn't it Amma ", he said innocently


Edit : before you judge my child, he is only as tall as our longest umbrella ; I will later attach a picture of him