Latha Ramakrishnan

Ringa Ringa Lotus....! Latha Ramakrishnan

Do you know who Mylee is? Mylee is a sea-horse. One day when Babu and his friends bought a handful of balloons they saw Mylee stuck inside one of the balloons. As it played some mischief on a gigantic whale, the angry whale punished him thus. Mylee requested Babu and his friends to save it by releasing it from the balloon. And, the children somehow saved it!The little sea-horse, as a mark of its love and gratitude towards these children, wanted to stay with them for some time and do what little good it could do to the people living on Earth. Babu and his friends very happy to hear its words and they gladly agreed to keep it under their care. You know what! Mylee can come in any shape and form! And, do you know with this magical power what all good things it had performed!Do read Mylee Tales!Some of the Stories in this Mylee Series are: Balloon...! Balloon...! Demon on the Mountain! Pebble fallen into the pond Building constructed in the Air! Ten Hands for Babu! Eight feet tall butterfly! It is not raining there! Blue tomato!Let's save the Little Rabbit!Have you seen Green Jasmine?!Mylee's Magical Tail!"Ringa Ringa Lotus....!. He came round and round?""Ringa Ringa Lotus....!. He came round and round". Meena and Sasi sang this aloud, crossing their hands like 'X' and went round and round fast. Babu and his friends very much loved to play this game on the riverside sand. Either two of them joined their hands and went round and round or all the friends held each other's hands and formed a circle and went round and round. Saravanan used to say proudly "Hey, each one of us is a parasol" Muthu will say "I am a giant wheel!". It is a great pleasure, looking up at the sky and circling fast. But, that day Babu was dull, merely watching Sasi and Meena playing Ringa Ringa Lotus. Alli pulled him by hand. "Babu, come. We will all play 'Ringa Ringa Lotus' game". Babu refused and said "Alli, you go. I am not coming". Mylee, who had got down from his shirt-pocket and jumped and played in the river, noticed that Babu was sad and thinking something. It came out and stood near him. "Babu, are you not all right? Not coming to play?". Mylee asked with love and care."Not like that. I do not like this game", Babu said in a dull tone."It is a nice game. See there. Even ants are playing round and round game". True. Ants were moving in circles at the place, pointed by Mylee."Whatever we play, we are not getting Lotus flowers. Nowadays we are not able to see the flowers in the river", Babu was sad."So, this is what makes you feel so sad? Okay, you go and play. I want to see you play" Mylee forced him to get up. Babu joined hands with other friends in the circle, without much interest.