Autobiography Of Tender Coconutee

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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF TENDER COCONUT Into this world … It was early June. The monsoons had just set in!!I was only a couple of weeks old, born in Devdas Nayak’s large compound in Mannagudda to my mother who was 15 years of age. I was her 23rd generation offspring and was enjoying every moment of my existence and was ecstatic to have come into this world. The first thing I learnt and experienced was to sway from one end to the other depending on which way the strong wind blew. My mom bending her stem 45 degrees almost touching one of her cousins on the other side was a marvellous experience. With the dark clouds hovering on the sky, coupled with the bolts of lightning and claps of thunder followed by rain was truly adventurous, so much so I could not help singing: What a super-duper world this is …The sky and the clouds, the birds and the breezeAt 80 feet, we seemed to be one of the tallest aroundLooking down – houses, plants and humans I found!With the leaves, flowers and my siblings I swayed …Swaying and swaying … my great days were made!!My mom’s Master Devdas Nayak and his wife Sudha Nayak were retired people having worked in the Canara Bank in different parts of the country over the years. During those times when they were away, they had employed one Satish Rai as their gardener who mom says looked after her very well. Now back home, looking after the numerous types of plants and trees on their huge compound was Nayaks’ utmost priority. They used to top my mom’s base with different kinds of manure that included even the waste of sardines. Thus, my mom was not short of food at any time of the year and we all benefited. My mom was thankful to have had such a wonderful Master. If you look at her fruits just under the crown of her frondlike leaves and yellow blossoms, they were all chubby. Gazing at my siblings, I wished I could grow the chubbiest amongst all. A

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