“Raghu, Meera and Dev, all of you come out here into the
driveway and lawn to help me with some washing!” shouted Raghu’s mother from
the lawn outside Raghu's window. It was 4:30 in the afternoon and the three kids were lazing
around in Raghu’s room, busy on the computer and playstation. Raghu and Meera
ran outside with Dev trotting along behind them slowly. “I don’t know
why aunt Megha always has to call us to do chores around the house when we’re
busy playing” complained Dev to himself grumpily.
The picture that lay outside was different from what
they had expected though.
There were 3 buckets of water with a little bit of
soap water in them, sponges, some cleaning brushes, water guns which were laying around from Holi and the water pipe was placed on the side. “What
are we supposed to do?” asked Raghu from his mother. “I want you all to clean
the cars, driveway, water the lawn and clean the windows of the house. I know
you guys will love this because it’s all water work, but be careful not to
waste water” said his mother as she walked into the house. "This is gonna be fun!" called out Meera as she went to pick up a bucket of soap
water and sponge.
The three of them were immediately down to
work. They all loved getting wet in water in the summer and just needed a
reason. Raghu’s mother knew that and had found just the right way to get these kids
outside, do some work and have fun!
Sponge in hands,
Raghu got to work cleaning up his bike and scrubbing the two cars in the
driveway with the soap water.
Meera began scrubbing the window panes outside
the house, while Dev began watering the plants in the lawn with the water pipe.
Every now and then Dev would sprinkle a little water on himself and laugh in
the sheer joy of it!
Everyone was thoroughly busy and didn’t know how time flew
by. “Hey Dev, I need the pipe now to wash off the soap from the cars!” called out Raghu.
“Coming!” said Dev as he
turned the pipe towards the driveway, straight onto the car where Raghu was
standing. Raghu was completely drenched and charging towards Dev. “I’m gonna
get you guy!” “Okay guys, Let’s first
finish the work then we’ll play” called out Meera responsibly. Both boys
laughing came back to the driveway and started cleaning the soap off the cars
and bike with the water pipe, playing with the water as they did so!
“Now the window panes!” said Meera as she took the pipe and
cleaned the soap off the window panes outside the house. As she was finishing,
she didn’t notice, both Raghu and Dev steal up behind her with water guns in
hands.
Shouting, running in the lawn, playing, screaming, laughing, all three
of them took turns to get each other wet with the remaining soap water in the
buckets and the water pipe.
A little later Raghu’s mother came outside with popsicles in
bowls for the three kids.
“Okay kids you deserve this after all the work you’ve
gotten done!” she said as she handed each of them a rainbow colored popsicle. “This was so much
fun aunt Megha!” cried out Dev as he hugged his aunt. They all laughed and
enjoyed their popsicles. What better way to spend a hot summer evening!
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