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VARUN -- Good evening Praveen ! You look so fresh. Where is our 'in-house' comedian?

PRAVEEN -- (smiling) Rohit? He has to interview some kids for his 'Children's Day' article. So he is busy with 'kid talk'.

VARUN -- Ah kids! He must be finding it easy as they will be on the same wave length.

PRAVEEN -- Let him hear you say that. There he is.

ROHIT -- Hi! Praveen, how about a cup of tea? I feel so tired.

PRAVEEN -- Sure. Will be back in a minute.

VARUN -- What happened? The kids gave you a hard time, is it?

ROHIT -- My, either they keep their lips sealed or words come in a deluge. Managing them is a real art of which I am no connoisseur.

PRAVEEN -- Here you are. A concoction from my own hands that assures you instant rejuvenation.

VARUN -- If you want more, you can take a trip to Theppakadu with the jumbos. Usually it is the people who take trunks while travelling, have you heard of trunks going on a travel?

PRAVEEN -- (laughing) What a revelation ! Our State Elephants going on sick leave!

ROHIT -- Hey, are you in the list? Be careful, Varun. Keep away when they are boarding the Elephants, otherwise they might mistake you for one and take you too.

PRAVEEN -- (laughing) Leave him alone, Rohit. Now coming back to these jumbos, don't you think that it is a good move by the Govt. to send them to a camp to improve their physical and mental health?

ROHIT -- The Govt's move is fine but the Elephant's 'move' is not. The mahouts are having a tough time to make them board a truck . All their efforts in goading them to board the truck proved futile. They just refuse to do so, I heard.

VARUN -- The problem is that these domesticated Elephants are meek and sensitive and I am sure that they will be bewildered when they come face to face with jungle-trained Elephants.

PRAVEEN -- The mahouts are also feeling the same and are worried about the changes that might occur due to this 'get - together'. They say that the changes, when they occur, may take time to wear off. The meek might turn mighty, you know.

ROHIT -- Whatever said and done, I feel that they really need this vacation. Poor creatures! Atleast their health will pick up and for a change they will be away from the human jungle.

VARUN -- Hope they don't develop 'monday-morning blues' when they return.

ROHIT -- Who knows, they might miss their comrades after this camp and make 'trunk-calls'.

PRAVEEN -- (laughing) There he is running amuck with his jokes, so let's get out before it gets out of hand. How about a walk?

VARUN -- Sure. Come on Rohit, move !

ROHIT -- Sorry, buddies. My legs have taken voluntary retirement for today. You two carry on. 

PRAVEEN -- (smiling) Fine, see you next week!

Radha N.