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Chintu Ka Birthday

“Yay!” clapped Meera.

His mother, still sleepy, pulled him into a hug. “Happy Birthday, my little Sher Khan.” She had already decorated the living room with green and yellow balloons, cutouts of Mowgli and Baloo, and a large banner that read: Chintu Ka Birthday

The end.

But the best moment was the cake. It was a large, three-tiered chocolate cake with a plastic Hathi (elephant) on top. When his mother lit the five candles (Chintu was turning five, going on fifteen), the room went dark. Chintu Ka Birthday “Yay

“Oof! Chintu!” Dadi yelled, then laughed. “Is this the birthday boy? Come, take your blessings.” cutouts of Mowgli and Baloo

His mother sat next to him. “Tired, baby?”