singin' with spidey by vibha batra

8/6/2019 Singin' With Spidey by Vibha Batra

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Singin with Spidey

by

Vibha Batra


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Gehna loved talking to God. She often picked up the receiver of the old metallic

telephone and had long chats with Him.


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She shared everything with Him her secrets, her fears, her dreams. That day, she

wanted to make a special request. She was bored of playing with her friends. She wanteda pet to play with. But her parents wouldnt hear of it. So she asked God to send her one

and promised to be a good girl in exchange.


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The next day, when Gehna came back from school and threw her bag on the chair,

out popped a spider from her bag. It was tiny and purple and cute. Hello there, Gehna,he said with a naughty wink. Gehna was over the moon. She happily skipped about the

room, spider in tow. God had listened to her and sent her a pet! Not just any pet. A

talking pet! How cool was that!


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Gehna was just getting used to the fact that she had her very own pet when her

eyes fell on the TV. Oh, Its time for my favourite show, Spidey, she informed him.

But much to her disappointment, the TV refused to come on. As Gehna soon discovered,there was no electricity at home.


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Hmm, What do we do now? wondered Gehna aloud.

Well, we could play something, suggested Spidey, a naughty gleam in his eyes.

I know just the game! Gehna exclaimed.


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Lets play Guess the Tune! she chirped, her excitement rising. It was a game

Gehna excelled at. She could hum the tunes of all the latest songs, leaving her friendsguessing. Little wonder, she won all the time! But she had barely started humming the

first tune when Spidey exclaimed, Munni! She tried another one. Again, Spidey yelled,

almost immediately, Sheila! Oh, her little pet was way too smart. He knew all theanswers.


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Guess the Tune is such an easy game, Gehna said hurriedly. Lets playJumping Jack. Whoever jumps the highest, wins! With that, she sprang up, high in the

air.


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Gehna was very light on her feet and had no trouble beating her friends at it.

Sounds fun, answered Spidey, jumping way higher than her. She tried two more timesbut try as she might, she just couldnt beat Spidey. After all, he came with a string

attached and could bob up and down effortlessly.


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Hmm, this is not good, thought Gehna. She couldnt keep losing to her pet. She

had to show him who the real Master was. Oh, lets stop playing these silly games. Lets

play something more exciting, something more fun. Okay, Spidey agreed. What doyou have in mind?

Eatomania! Gehna replied, her eyes twinkling.


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Eatomania was the best game in the world! All they had to do was eat their

favourite food as fast as they could and the fastest eater won.

Well, Jalebis were Gehnas favourite sweets. No way could she lose at this

game. Besides, how much could a tiny spider eat? So off went Gehna, wolfing downtwo, five, ten yummy jalebis in a couple of minutes. But Spidey shot right ahead of

Gehna, gobbling up as many as eleven small carrots in no time!


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Gehna could take it no more. She burst into tears. She was used to beating herfriends, used to winning, used to all the compliments her friends showered on her. And

this chit of a spider had beaten her hollow, in not one, not two, but three whole games!


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She prayed to God with all her heart. Dear God, I dont want a talking pet. Infact, I dont want a pet at all. I just want to go back to playing with my friends. Please

please please take Spidey back. Promise I wont trouble Mom and Dad anymore. No

sooner had the words left Gehnas mouth than the string of the spider came unfastenedand Spidey vanished into thin air!


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Gehna was relieved! She kept her word. Not once did she ask her parents for a

pet again.


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She happily went back to playing Guess the Tune, Jumping Jack and Eatomania

with her friends!


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