January 16. “Button, it’s amazing how some stories concerning our four-legged friends are heart-wrenching and touching.
Sometime back, there was this lovely story about a Pench tiger who was headed back home because he was homesick.”
January 15. 11.35pm. “Did you see sir doing the moonwalk and how smoothly his body kept gliding?”
“I saw him. And he loved the hat, didn’t he? He looked so dapper wearing it together with the flaming red scarf.”
January 14. “I must stay awake till midnight tonight.”
“Why Button?”
“You couldn’t have forgotten! It’s sir’s birthday tomorrow.”
January 12. “Button, have you seen our Hall of Fame?”
“What’s that?”
“The Hall of Fame where the photographs of all our babies have been put up.”
January 13. “Button, do you know the Gayatri Mantra?”
“No. But why are you suddenly talking about the Gayatri Mantra?”
“I’ve been told to chant it by Shri Shikre. He’s an astrologer and, when I saw him the first time, I was shocked.”
January 11. 2pm. “Happy birthday. How’s your day going?”
“No complaints except for the fact that I’ve suddenly got this horrible cold, a headache and nose block and can’t breathe at all. But the birthday hug you gave me compensated for everything. Do you realize how cuddly you are? Even my younger daughter said the same thing the day she hugged you.”
Flash Post 46!
“Button, come close! Closer! I can’t share this with you within hearing distance of my daughter!
That’s better. Now don’t fall off your seat laughing while listening to this story. I’m sure you would have had you been here: Last night, a teenie weenie rat was spotted in the living room and that too by her!”
January 9. 10pm. “Button, hi. Would you mind very much if I kept my chat with you brief? My daughters are waiting for me to go watch a movie with them?”
“Not at all, friend. I am happy that you’ve come and said hi to me.”
January 7. “So my younger daughter gave you a tight hug today, Button!”
“I love being hugged. And now that you’ve made me sit on the floor, I’ll be at eye level with Rani and Mowgli when they come to chat with me. But it was you who asked your daughter to hug me: Thank you so much.”