THIS ONE IS A STORY I WROTE FOR MY FRIEND ON HER BIRTHDAY. AS A KID, I WAS A FAN OF GOLDILOCKS AND LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, SO THIS IS SOMETHING INSPIRED FROM MY FIRST FAVOURITES.
Once upon a time, not very long ago, there lived a girl named Disseloon. Loony as she was, she was very aptly named and rightly loved by many in her village. Bamboozia was a small place located in the outskirts of an island where hope and love was aplenty. Everybody knew the art of living and the joy of giving. Happiness was found in every nook, laughter at every corner; there was no such thing as prison, for crime was something the Bamboozians were unaware of. Hailing from a place such as this, it was obvious that Disseloon was a jolly kid. However, there was something that set her apart from the rest. She could mend a broken heart, spring joy from the driest stream and her laugh was as contagious as the flu!
One fine day, when she was venturing through the woods to go to her best mate's cottage, Disseloon found something which puzzled and amazed her at the same time. She came across a bridge that she crossed almost everyday since she was a kid. However, it was something else that caught her eye that day. This dilapidated bridge had an archway underneath it which was covered in ruin. Bushes and thorns engulfed it and everything was dry to the bone; what was surprising was that the surroundings immediately adjacent to it were lush and green as ever. Flowers blossomed and berries bloomed. But in contrast, the archway looked eerie and grey. Curiosity gripping her, she decided to venture and explore this place which was known to her but yet seemed so unknown. As she drew nearer to the archway, it seemed to get colder.
Once she managed to remove the cobwebs and the tangled mess, she was amazed because the view she beheld looked like a scene from the 60s. It wasn't because she saw The Beatles there, or Freddie Mercury himself, singing the Radio Gaga. It was just that this place was grey, literally! Just like the old black and white movies! There were flowers and butterflies, and streams and houses, but everything was monochrome! She rubbed her eyes and pinched herself, half-expecting to wake up from her deep slumber. However, it was as real as she was. She probed further, her heart racing, she didn't know what kind of monsters this place held. Whether it was anxiety or pure nerve she didn't understand, but she kept going ahead unsure whether it was possible to find something even more amusing.
Suddenly she heard noises coming from a few blocks away, she ran towards it and was bewildered on finding....children! She just stood there dumbfounded because she expected to find Goblins or Elves or Trolls or some other surreal creature in this obscure land. Finding her voice back, she said "Hello" , all at once the tiny eyes fell upon her.
"Errr...hey!", one of them replied.
They wore shocked faces, as if they just saw something right out of a fantasy book. And then it struck Disseloon! She must be appearing as strange to them as they did to her! She was wearing a red skirt with yellow bugs printed across it and a blue blouse with green pixies on them. That was too much colour on one person for any normal individual, so you can imagine how supernatural Disseloon must have appeared to these children from a grey land. Trying to not scare them away, she hurriedly explained to them where she had come from. Gradually, the children calmed down. They were just like her, the only difference being, they didn't seem happy. She never found anybody smiling; it was almost as if she were talking to a couple of robots with beating hearts.
" So, no offense, but have you really never seen any colour?" , asked Disseloon.
"Colour? What's a colour?", asked Groosh, the young boy who had had the nerve to speak before.
"See this?", pointed Disseloon towards her skirt, " this is called red, and this tiny bug over it, that's yellow. There are several colours actually, I can't even pronounce some of them"
Groosh looked embarassed of himself. There existed a land which seemed so interesting and vibrant, and he had no such things to tell Disseloon about his village. Disseloon realised what Groosh must be thinking and empathising with him, she appreciated the stream on which water flowed like Mercury. This glistening fluid fascinated her so much that Groosh lightened up a little. Realising how late it was, she got up at once to leave. This saddened them and they looked even more sodden than they did before. They wanted to know more about this foreign land which seemed more and more exciting by the minute. However, they did seem to cheer up a bit when Disseloon promised she would return. Waving towards them, as she exited the archway, the warmth hit her and she realised how cold this place was in every sense. This determined her to try her best and introduce these people to a land like Bamboozia where joy flowed as effortlessly as water.
The day finally arrived when Disseloon came back to the 'Grey Land' (as she secretly called it), but this time she didn't come empty-handed. As she met her new friends, she told them she had got something for them. Dramatic as she was, she made them shut their eyes as she drew it from her pocket.They waited with baited breath and she told them to slowly open their eyes to have a look at the object that would change their lives! However, it turned out to be a massive disappointment! It was nothing but a pyramidal block which looked like anything else they'd ever set their eyes upon, there was no 'colour' in it. She giggled as she read their minds.
"I know what you're thinking, but I promise it gets better."
She led them towards the trees, where sunshine poured from between the branches. As the white light hit the prism, all at once the children's faces lit up. There was colour everywhere. RED, BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW, it radiated from within this magical object and soaked them all.The whole place brightened up, and how sun rays spread on earth from the sky, likewise these colours started spreading and painted every inch of land. People came out of their houses to witness this phenomena and to Disseloon's surprise, they were all smiling! The children were laughing and running around the pastures, their feet sprinting through the green grass, they climbed on trees and tried to touch the blue sky. The bumbling bees sucked sweet nectar from the crimson flowers, but inspite of all this, the brightest of everything was the smile on everybody's faces.
Disseloon had tears of joy when the whole village thanked her for colouring their lives (literally). Groosh couldn't stop expressing his gratitude and with considerable effort, Disseloon managed to finally shut him up. After a few hours of merry-making, they said good-bye to each other, but it was not really farewell. Groosh promised to visit Bamboozia and Disseloon would obviously keep coming. She wasn't after all somebody who leaves a person alone once she has befriended them ;)
This was the story of a girl named Disseloon, and it may seem fictional to you, but guess what? It's all very true! Yes, this loony, amazing girl exists!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DISSU! (Also known as Bhavya) Thank you for being my best friend and filling so much colour and happiness in all our lives :D
Once upon a time, not very long ago, there lived a girl named Disseloon. Loony as she was, she was very aptly named and rightly loved by many in her village. Bamboozia was a small place located in the outskirts of an island where hope and love was aplenty. Everybody knew the art of living and the joy of giving. Happiness was found in every nook, laughter at every corner; there was no such thing as prison, for crime was something the Bamboozians were unaware of. Hailing from a place such as this, it was obvious that Disseloon was a jolly kid. However, there was something that set her apart from the rest. She could mend a broken heart, spring joy from the driest stream and her laugh was as contagious as the flu!
One fine day, when she was venturing through the woods to go to her best mate's cottage, Disseloon found something which puzzled and amazed her at the same time. She came across a bridge that she crossed almost everyday since she was a kid. However, it was something else that caught her eye that day. This dilapidated bridge had an archway underneath it which was covered in ruin. Bushes and thorns engulfed it and everything was dry to the bone; what was surprising was that the surroundings immediately adjacent to it were lush and green as ever. Flowers blossomed and berries bloomed. But in contrast, the archway looked eerie and grey. Curiosity gripping her, she decided to venture and explore this place which was known to her but yet seemed so unknown. As she drew nearer to the archway, it seemed to get colder.
Once she managed to remove the cobwebs and the tangled mess, she was amazed because the view she beheld looked like a scene from the 60s. It wasn't because she saw The Beatles there, or Freddie Mercury himself, singing the Radio Gaga. It was just that this place was grey, literally! Just like the old black and white movies! There were flowers and butterflies, and streams and houses, but everything was monochrome! She rubbed her eyes and pinched herself, half-expecting to wake up from her deep slumber. However, it was as real as she was. She probed further, her heart racing, she didn't know what kind of monsters this place held. Whether it was anxiety or pure nerve she didn't understand, but she kept going ahead unsure whether it was possible to find something even more amusing.
Suddenly she heard noises coming from a few blocks away, she ran towards it and was bewildered on finding....children! She just stood there dumbfounded because she expected to find Goblins or Elves or Trolls or some other surreal creature in this obscure land. Finding her voice back, she said "Hello" , all at once the tiny eyes fell upon her.
"Errr...hey!", one of them replied.
They wore shocked faces, as if they just saw something right out of a fantasy book. And then it struck Disseloon! She must be appearing as strange to them as they did to her! She was wearing a red skirt with yellow bugs printed across it and a blue blouse with green pixies on them. That was too much colour on one person for any normal individual, so you can imagine how supernatural Disseloon must have appeared to these children from a grey land. Trying to not scare them away, she hurriedly explained to them where she had come from. Gradually, the children calmed down. They were just like her, the only difference being, they didn't seem happy. She never found anybody smiling; it was almost as if she were talking to a couple of robots with beating hearts.
" So, no offense, but have you really never seen any colour?" , asked Disseloon.
"Colour? What's a colour?", asked Groosh, the young boy who had had the nerve to speak before.
"See this?", pointed Disseloon towards her skirt, " this is called red, and this tiny bug over it, that's yellow. There are several colours actually, I can't even pronounce some of them"
Groosh looked embarassed of himself. There existed a land which seemed so interesting and vibrant, and he had no such things to tell Disseloon about his village. Disseloon realised what Groosh must be thinking and empathising with him, she appreciated the stream on which water flowed like Mercury. This glistening fluid fascinated her so much that Groosh lightened up a little. Realising how late it was, she got up at once to leave. This saddened them and they looked even more sodden than they did before. They wanted to know more about this foreign land which seemed more and more exciting by the minute. However, they did seem to cheer up a bit when Disseloon promised she would return. Waving towards them, as she exited the archway, the warmth hit her and she realised how cold this place was in every sense. This determined her to try her best and introduce these people to a land like Bamboozia where joy flowed as effortlessly as water.
The day finally arrived when Disseloon came back to the 'Grey Land' (as she secretly called it), but this time she didn't come empty-handed. As she met her new friends, she told them she had got something for them. Dramatic as she was, she made them shut their eyes as she drew it from her pocket.They waited with baited breath and she told them to slowly open their eyes to have a look at the object that would change their lives! However, it turned out to be a massive disappointment! It was nothing but a pyramidal block which looked like anything else they'd ever set their eyes upon, there was no 'colour' in it. She giggled as she read their minds.
"I know what you're thinking, but I promise it gets better."
She led them towards the trees, where sunshine poured from between the branches. As the white light hit the prism, all at once the children's faces lit up. There was colour everywhere. RED, BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW, it radiated from within this magical object and soaked them all.The whole place brightened up, and how sun rays spread on earth from the sky, likewise these colours started spreading and painted every inch of land. People came out of their houses to witness this phenomena and to Disseloon's surprise, they were all smiling! The children were laughing and running around the pastures, their feet sprinting through the green grass, they climbed on trees and tried to touch the blue sky. The bumbling bees sucked sweet nectar from the crimson flowers, but inspite of all this, the brightest of everything was the smile on everybody's faces.
Disseloon had tears of joy when the whole village thanked her for colouring their lives (literally). Groosh couldn't stop expressing his gratitude and with considerable effort, Disseloon managed to finally shut him up. After a few hours of merry-making, they said good-bye to each other, but it was not really farewell. Groosh promised to visit Bamboozia and Disseloon would obviously keep coming. She wasn't after all somebody who leaves a person alone once she has befriended them ;)
This was the story of a girl named Disseloon, and it may seem fictional to you, but guess what? It's all very true! Yes, this loony, amazing girl exists!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DISSU! (Also known as Bhavya) Thank you for being my best friend and filling so much colour and happiness in all our lives :D
