Rambo is disturbed

Rambo, the Labrador was quite unhappy. How he liked to sun himself on the terrace, with his ears flapping spanning his cute face and generally gaze idly at the world passing by. but his idyllic world would soon be disturbed. Why? Because Diwali was around the corner. To the world at large, it was the festival of Lights, the triumph of Good over Evil- a time for festivities and celebration.Men and children shopped merrily for crackers while women were busy cleaning their homes and preparing elaborate sweets. “ All fine”, thought Rambo to himself. “ So long as these human beings just feasted and made merry, I have no problem. But it is those crackers which my friends on Spencer Road burst which bother me very much “. “ Bow, Bow”, he moaned. “ Nobody cares about us dogs.....nobody  understands the torture and torment we undergo when crackers are burst. It’s as if  our brains explobe and our skulls and brains aaare shattered into a million ragments.... So deafening is the noise in our earsOur nerves are taut and strained from the physical trauma and pain. Many of us even die of restlessness and anxiety, BUT WHO KNOWS AND WHO CARES?

But Rambo was not one to leave matters like that. Always a dog of action, he decided to approach his best friend Sunil and his friends from the neighbouring apartments to seek their help in the matter. Of course, they were boisterous and fun-loving but good children at heart and would understand his problem. So Rambo got up from his comfortable perch and padded off in search of his best friends. To his luck, he found Sunil alone messing around with some cracker which he was about to light, “ Good”’ thought Rambo.” Sunil is quiet and steady. He will think clearly and help me.” “ Wait. Wait,’ said Rambo. “One minute Sunil, don’t light that cracker. Crackers cause many problems to us dogs”. And Rambo went on to tell him his woes.

But Sunil was in no mood to pay heed to all this. “ Really Rambo” he said, “Are you sure all dogs suffer from the noise of crackers so much? Maybe you are an exception. Also bursting crackers so much fun.” “ Bow Bow”, barked  Rambo in despair. “ How will I ever make humans like Sunil understand our distress? How I wish we dogs grew wings to fly away from this cracker polluted world of Human Beings?’ 

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