Fancy -- (Manjiri)

 A balloon escaped Bindi's hands. Sea breeze was strong today. She ran after it and caught it. As she was picking it up she noticed "fiu shtar hotel" behind the beach. It has a tall compound wall and an imposing gate that was always closed. A guard was opening the gate, a smartly dressed young girl came out holding her mummy's hand, walking towards the sea. Bindi stood there looking at the blue world within. Swimming pool, recliners and food laden tables. 

Babloo came running towards her asking "E kya dekhatiye tu? chal udhar bechega ballon, udhar bohot bachche hai" 

Bindi kept looking at the gate and said" You see that hotel? Just you watch, one day I will go to that hotel. The guard will not yell at me, kadak salute marega vo. I will go sit in the chair near the pool. Order a cold coppi and biskut. and eat araamse. dangling my feet and smiling at the other rich kids like me around. Tu ayega kya mere sath?"

 Bablu said "Are maich leke jayega terkeo udhar. Apun samvich aur icecream khayega" "simming karega" 

Bindi replied" No stuppid, that pool is not for swimming, just to sit around and eat aramse. I will also buy 6 baloons" 

Bablu said "Are apun udhar hoenge to baloon kaun bechega?" 

Bindi said " Even if we are rich there will always be kids selling baloons na? apun che kharidenge unase"

Bablu asked "Che? Che ka kya karegi?" 

Bindi said " I will let two of them fly off in the sky, two we will give back to the kid selling them to play with and two we will keep for us" 

Bablu liked the idea of buying baloons "apun dance karega kya udhar?"

 Bindi said "yes on an English song!" 

while both drifted through crowd, their flight of fancy continued long in the evening as they sold balloons to the kids playing on the beach. 

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