Prachi is having a soft toy of which she is overly possessive of. He was given to her by one of her cousins. Although initially he was grossly neglected he has been made up for it by more than 100 times. His face had reminded me of the alien in Hrithik Roshan’s movie Koi mil gaya and hence I named him ‘Jadu.’ Prachi’s obsession for Jadu at times irritates me. “Ammmma…He is my baby. Don’t hold him by his neck. You should hold him delicately. Look, you should hold him like this (demonstrates to me) carefully.”
Sometimes Jadu is her baby and at other times her sibling. Prachi and I just return from our shopping at the Tesco supermarket. Prachi runs to her Jadu and narrates to him, “Jadu, you know what; I and your grandma, Chaitra Pai had been to Tesco to buy stuff.”
Jadu was a boy; but of late Jadu has had a sex change.
Me: Jadu, eat your food quickly. Do not keep it in your mouth for long.
Me: Very good! Look Prachi, your Jadu eats so quickly. He is a good boy.
Prachi: Amma. Jadu is a girl! Don’t you see, he is pink in colour? He is a girl!
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