Thursday, 7 August 2025

 


A Slip


Photo prompt © Jen Pendergast

What’s this? What have you been doing?” asked the mother, sounding tired and flustered.

“I was making coffee?”

“But why is the room flooded? Where is Papa?”

“He is busy…attending meetings.”

“Shantanu!” she screamed. Shantanu felt that he had been hit by a bullet. He jumped from his chair and ran. But he slipped. There was soapy water, everywhere.

“What have you been doing” he asked meekly.

“Papa, I wanted coffee,” she said, smilingly.

“But why is there water here…...everywhere?”

“I was cleaning the kettle…. it was….”

And then they noticed white, soapy water, leisurely flowing down the kitchen sink.

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Word count 100

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12 comments:

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    1. few days back my granddaughter was experimenting in bathroom with soap and water. soon every room was flooded. Thanks for reading the post

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  2. Amusing. Such good ups in kitchen for amateurs are common.

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  3. Oh when left to their own devices...

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    1. in fact, it is a great fun watching kids trying to experiment with everything

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  4. Well she won't make this mistake again :D Dahlia

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    1. kids are never deterred by the warnings, thanks for reading the post

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  5. i b, I don't mind the experiments as long as the kids clean up after themselves. That's what my mom always told me.

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