FFftPP # 24: A Dino Tale

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A Dino Tale

“MOM! Look what I found.” Dev ran inside.

“Yuck! What a mess!” Khushi dragged him off for a scrub.

“Why did you throw it? It was a T. rex bone!”

“No it wasn’t. It’s too small for a T. rex!”

“It was his finger bone.”

Khushi ruffled his hair. “You certainly have a T. rex bone in your head.”

“Really?” Deva’s eyes shone. “Oh I wish I was all T. rex bone.” He loped around howling and snarling.

Khushi couldn’t help laughing. “But remember, T. rex don’t eat Maggi.”

“Then I will be a Brontosaurus.” Dev decided.

“More like Maggisaurus!”

Deva gave a whoop and chanted. “Yay! I am Maggisaurus!”

“What the hell Aman! Can’t you ever do anything right?”

Dev froze and stared at Khushi. She smiled at him reassuringly.

“Mom,” he lowered his voice, “I think Daddy is a T. rex.”

Khushi’s lips twitched. “Really? You think so.”

He nodded. “Yes. He especially likes to chew on Aman Uncle.”

Khushi snorted. And me.

“Where’s Chotti?”

“Sleeping. Why?”

“Better keep her away from Daddy.”

“I thought you loved Daddy?”

“I do. He is T. rex! But I love Chotti too.” He paused. “Mostly.

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‘Not yet,’ Aeric replied, looking pleased with his continued viability. ‘But I keep trying. And so do you, I hear!’ ” ― L.S. Baird, Evensong’s Heir

 

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24 thoughts on “FFftPP # 24: A Dino Tale”

  3. oh my god!! Arshi!! 😀 it was so nice to see a bit of Arshi here in mysilverstreaks.. lovely story.. deva & his dino love… I keep re-reading Silverstreaks even now. can’t get enough of Archi even after all these years.. thank you for the amazing story 🙂 & of course i love Rajani’s story too.. waiting for the next chapter..

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    1. Thank you dear 🙂 Glad you liked! Wish you had left your name or initials..always good to reconnect. Besides this one was for old times sake 😀

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      1. This is arshi_fan2010.. Sorry I missed mentioning it before I hit the button. I don’t comment very often, had commented in myeduniya a few times & also here when you had started the blog. But I am a regular at here and also a fan of your writing. 🙂

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  5. Very sweet!…bad that our T.rex is diabetic…he is all the while surrounded by sweet people…
    Nice quote…a quote that bears the ultimate truth.

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