Anglistik with Abraham

In Memory of Grandmother                                            - T ABRAHAM      It was already the start of spring. Liddy was happy to see many customers coming and buying many things for their children. The summer vacation was about to set in. All the three teddy bears were worried as they were the last ones left in the store. They were all well maintained, but the two teddy bears were not ready to accept Liddy leaving before them. Even though Liddy was the most liked teddy bear by the all customers, seeing the huge value for her beauty many go with the affordable ones. (SOURCE: AI GENERATED IMAGE)      Liddy the storyteller started off once again, ‘During the earlier days many people were engaged with arts and humanities. But nowadays these disciplines of study are facing their decline. There lived a girl with her grandmother and mother who w...

Under The Cupboard                                 - T ABRAHAM      Days were passing by and only five teddy bears including Liddy were still remaining in the shop. All five of them were eagerly waiting to be purchased by someone who would take good care of them. (SOURCE: AI GENERATED IMAGE)      One of the employee who cleans all the five teddy bears have gone on a vacation for a week. The teddy bears were being kept away from the window to avoid them from becoming dusty. All the five of them were kept on the counter table. While they were being dusted one among the five teddy bears fell down near a cupboard. Then Liddy also fell nearby and she was able to see shreds of papers under the cupboard. These were nothing but the bills of the shop, which were no longer needed.      Liddy started to weave her tale, ‘Long time back many things were written down in paper...

The Capturing Camera                                    - T ABRAHAM      A year has passed and all the teddy bears have got accustomed to the shop. The positions and places where they are being placed have become their comfort. But still they are longing to be purchased by the human families. Every teddy bear wanted Liddy to leave them only after all of them have been purchased, because her tales have kept them away from their numbness and boredom. (SOURCE: AI GENERATED IMAGE)      Liddy started off with her tale about the camera which captured everything, ‘Photographs kindled the memories of anybody who looked at it after a few years have passed. It was the time when anyone can own a camera and can also capture anything and everything which was pleasing to their sight. The human world was filled with photographs which were maintained in both forms, namely the hardcopi...

 The Speechless Speeches                                              - T ABRAHAM       The days were turning into months and every teddy bear inside the shop are eagerly waiting to be taken up by a loving and caring household. There was a river near the shop and sometimes there was a gurgling sound coming from it and most of the times it flows without any noise. (SOURCE: AI GENERATED IMAGE)      Liddy started with her story about the river, ’The newly formed water droplets were entering the fast flowing river in which the flowing water is always unheard. No new noises and sounds are accepted by the already existing water droplets which formed the river. When these newly formed droplets were trying to enter the stream there was a gurgling sound made by them. All the existing water droplets asked, ‘Who are you? Why are you making the most i...

The Rain And The Rainbow                                        - T ABRAHAM      It was the months of monsoon where the raindrops were splashing into the shop through the open window. Little Fluffy got wet and also some other teddy bears got wet because of the heavy rain. Liddy started to think about the rainbow and started to weave her story in the midst of the wetness prevailing all around them. (SOURCE: AI GENERATED IMAGE)      Liddy started off with her imagination, ‘There was a time when the rain and rainbow were mutually existing. But on one fine day the rains were continuously pouring out causing the earth to flood all over. The sun who was taking rest behind the moon did not show up even after a week had passed. The rainbow was waiting patiently to take its turn but the rain was dominating and disturbing the humans. ‘When will you let me come rain? I ...

The Candy Man                             - T ABRAHAM      The teddy bears of the stuffed animals world were evacuated. All the teddy bears are now being kept for sale in the human world. But there lived one exception amidst the teddy bears who was none other than Liddy. When the teddy bears reach the human world it was inevitable and sadly all the teddy bears lose their ability to talk and walk voluntarily. The autonomy which they have over themselves are lost once they enter the human world and they are under the hands of the human beings. (SOURCE: AI GENERATED IMAGE)      Liddy was known to have entered the human world without losing her ability to talk. But she immediately turned mute whenever a human passes by her side. This quality of Liddy made her into a storyteller and this kept the other teddy bears away from boredom. Her tales are being woven from her vivid imagination, and her...

Fallen Into The Clutches Of The Humans                                                           - T ABRAHAM      It was the last day of the spring and the start of autumn. Pinky was cleaning the Blossom cottage. To her surprise Pinky found a dusty door near their entrance which was locked with five chains. ‘Mama…. Where does this door lead to?’, asked Pinky to Mrs. Cephal. ‘Pinky… don’t try to enter that door’, said Mrs. Cephal to Pinky and went to sleep. It was around nine o’clock when Pinky had started to clean the cottage. But Pinky had a burning desire to open the door. (SOURCE: AI GENERATED IMAGE)      Pinky checked with her mother and father. ‘They are in deep sleep’, Pinky said to herself and started to search for the keys. Pinky found out three keys which were kept hidden under the potted plant near the e...

The Sun Burn                            - T ABRAHAM      It was a busy weekend for Pinky. The day was hotter than the other days. Pinky felt that the sun is penetrating directly upon her. ‘Why is the day hotter than usual?’, Pinky questioned and went to sleep a little early than the other days. There was a power cut during the night time and Pinky was sweating profusely. Pinky had a dream which was influenced by the sun. (SOURCE: AI GENERATED IMAGE)      Pinky was standing on a podium and was addressing the audience who have come to participate in the storytelling contest. Pinky began her story, ‘It was the time when the sun started to play hide and seek. Some days it does not give its light upon the earth and would be in hiding during the day time. The favourite hiding spot of the sun is behind the moon. One day the moon asked the sun, ‘Why are you playing with the earth? It harbours a v...

The Ignored Scars                                            - T ABRAHAM      Times flies off as soon as the autumn steps in. The day was cold and the night was darker than usual. Pinky was left all alone in the Blossom cottage as Mr. and Mrs. Cephal have went to the hospital to console one of their relatives who is at the verge of losing one of the older member of their family. (SOURCE: AI GENERATED IMAGE)      ‘Pinky… go to bed early and don’t be awake till the midnight’, said Mrs. Cephal to Pinky before they both have left. Pinky was scrolling through her mobile phone and did not give ear to what her mother told her. It was already ten o’clock in the night and when her parents were with her, Pinky would be forced to go to sleep by this time. Pinky was getting tired after sometime but did not go to sleep.      Pinky had suddenly sta...

The Dearest Friend Of All                                       - T ABRAHAM      That was the day when Pinky found her peace. The time of spring is descending towards its closure but still the flowers are in their place. She received a beautiful notebook from one of her friends whom she met during her schooldays. It was none other than Liddy with whom she has been well acquainted with for the past seventeen years of her life. ‘Thank you Liddy’, said Pinky. (SOURCE: AI GENERATED IMAGE)      By the time she had reached home she unwrapped the other gifts received from her classmates as it was the day when they have reached the final semester of their degree programme. ‘Finally I have reached the last step of my academic journey’, said Pinky to herself and went to refresh herself by having some chocolates and honey which she had bought from the supermarket the day bef...

The Strawberry Cake                                   - T ABRAHAM      The spring was slowly coming to an end. It was witnessed with the early darkness found during the evening. There was a bakery opened at the Bakers Colony. It was known that the baker makes all his cakes during the middle of the night and his sleepwalking problem has become a boon to him as it makes him bake around fifty cakes and one hundred pastries during this time when the whole town is being drowned in deep sleep. Pinky loves strawberry cakes and decided to go to this newly opened bakery one day.   (SOURCE: AI GENERATED IMAGE)      ‘Mama, I am going to the Nightmare Bakers. I will get a strawberry cake for myself’, said Pinky to her mother. ‘Get me a butterscotch pastry as well’, told Mrs. Cephal to Pinky and went for washing the dishes used for the lunch. Pinky took a short route to the bakery...

The World Of Books                                  - T ABRAHAM      The season of spring was never coming to an end. The time was moving like a gentle breeze bringing in comfort. There was a pleasant sunshine to keep anyone awake. But not everyone likes to be outdoors and one such person is Pinky. Pinky is a bookworm who likes to read anything given to her and especially if it would be useful for her in terms of her academic pursuit. Since the summer vacation seems to be like years for her and she had a lots of leisure time she had started to read a novel. (SOURCE: AI GENERATED IMAGE)      ‘I have only been reading short stories and poems all these years. Now I am starting off with my first novel’, said Pinky to herself and began reading the novel. Initially she felt hard to keep up with the pages which she has left for reading and felt some discontinuity. But during the ...