ila finds a new pet - shruti jain
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ILA FINDS A NEW PET
Written by Shruti Jain
Illustrated by Angie & Upesh
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´Amma,µ Ila began one afternoon
In her rehearsed, oh-so-cute tone
´ Can I have a pet of my own,
I do get bored all aloneµ
Before Amma could even start
Ila went on and on with her part
´«.I wouldn·t disturb you anymore,
Oh, there·ll be so much to explore!µ
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Finally, Amma said with a stern stare-
´ And who do you suppose will take care
when you·re at school or here and there?
Its best to ask your father , if you dareµ
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´Oh No!µ Ila slumped with stress
´Theres a fat chance of father saying ¶yes·µ
Back in her room, she began to cry
´No pets ever, how ever hard I try!µ
Ila·s sobs filled up the room
She noticed not in her gloom
That along came a teeny spider
And hung mid-air right beside her
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Orbie·s home had always been here
He never saw her shed so much tears
¶She·s always playing around non-stop·
Now he must somehow cheer her up!
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When Ila could cry no more
She rose up from the floor
Midway, she saw something hover-
Was that a spider giving her a flower!
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Ila gave this some thought
´Now I know this is what
fairytales are meant to be!µ
She clapped so hard- it scared Orbie
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Seeing Ila jump with joy
Orbie knew it was worth the try.
But Ila had something else in mind
For her, this was a fairytale in kind.
She thought it was her Fairy Godmother
(Just had to be no other)
Who sent her an enchanted pet
One that could talk too, you bet!
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´Dear, dear look at me,
I am as excited as can be!
My name is Ila, what is yours?
You must have a name for sureµ
Ummm...We don tspeak the samelanguage
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As Ila waited for magic to unfold
Orbie wondered what was on hold
What was it that she had said?
What exactly was expected?
What do I do?
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´Maybe he needs some kind of trigger-
A short spell or a charm much bigger?
Umm.. ¶Spiiiider- Lighterrr·«
Ok.
Umm.. ¶Webber Teller·«..µ
Uh oh!
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Ila·s string of spells failed to evoke
Whatever it was that she had hoped
She even tried ¶Fairy breath· in vain
All of a sudden she felt quite insane
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All the wishful thinking made Ila angry
I can eat a train now, I am so hungry
Orbie saw Ila was now fizzing out
So he waved a keep going flag about
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Orbie spun pretty webs in a quick drill
Ila was astounded with such skill
When he was done with his swirls
All Ila thought of, was, yummy Jalebi curls
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´He also gobbles up unwanted insects
Needs no caring for, and yet he protectsµ
Feeling elated, she switched on the light
Everything now seemed cheery and bright
´Well, he·s quite friendly for a start
And his silk webs are quite an artµ
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´Oh this is going to be so cool
He can even come to my school
We can play hop-scotch or even ball
I found a pet friend after all!µ
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Ila and her new pet!
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