The Most Powerful Chessman- Day 18 of #100happy days

“Sir asked us which of these chess pieces is the most powerful”, my son began, arranging the rook, the bishop and the knight in a straight line.

“What did you say?”, I asked knowing that with my younger one, anything was possible.

“I told him, Rook”, he replied, flipping the chessman over. “Because the rook can do a handstand.”

“And why did you say that”, I asked after I finished laughing.

“Because Sir is too serious, and I wanted to make him laugh!”

Can’t fault his logic. Can’t but admire his intentions. The world definitely needs more people like him!

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Forgotten how to laugh

While alighting from the school-bus, my younger one exclaimed, “Jahapanah!”

“Jodha!”, I replied, taking his school-bag from him.

All three of us dissolved into laughter, and continued with the silly word-association game we had invented the previous day. It wasn’t particularly funny, but we had giggled so much while making up the rules, we couldn’t not laugh.

“Mamma, please”, hissed the older one suddenly. Someone else had got into the lift, and was giving us strange looks. To save him embarrassment, I struggled to control my laughter.

But isn’t it a pity that the world has forgotten how to laugh.