QUESTIONS WITH GRANDPA

There are two characters, grandpa and his granddaughter Shashi.

1. WHY CAN’T TREES MOVE ?

 It was the first question Shashi asked.

“It was a long time back when trees could move. But they were mischief-makers. They used to poke animals with their thorns or whack animals with their branches.So all animals went to the good witch 🧙‍♀️ of the forest  and told their troubles. The good witch enchanted the roots of the trees and they couldn’t move. She cursed them that they will be troubled until they do something good to compensate with the trouble they stirred.”said grandpa. “ But what good did the trees do?” asked Shashi , puzzled.

“They give us oxygen and take in carbon dioxide. So it won’t be long before they start walking again.” explained grandpa. “I can’t wait for it !” exclaimed Shashi. 

2. WHY IS THE MOON IN THE SKY? 

Asked Shashi .

“Long back there was no moon. People were afraid of the dark nights for witches , evil  spirits prowled in the dark. So, god made the moon so that there will be light during the night. So, the evil spirits can’t roam in the moon ‘s light. The moon shows that god is there for us and he cares for us “ said grandpa. “That is why the moon shines so brightly!”exclaimed Shashi.

 

3. DOES SOUL EVER EXIST?

 asked Shashi.

Grandpa was surprised. “ Look deep inside yourself  and you will find the answer.” replied grandpa. “Means?” asked Shashi, puzzled . “It means to know yourself well.If you will close your eyes and talk to yourself, you will find another person responding not in a voice but in a message to your brain. “But who?”asked Shashi. “Your soul “ answered grandpa. “ But I can’t hear anything!”said Shashi, whose eyes were tightly shut. “We tend to forget our inner friend. We do not remember him in our day- to- day life. So, won’t it be angry? It takes a longtime to persuade to talk to you. And it is also necessary to maintain concentration.”said grandpa. “I am starting it now!” exclaimed Shashi.

4.HOW DID THE LION COME TO EXISTENCE?

asked Shashi.

“It is said that once a man named Liontarth came hunting to the jungle.He liked the jungle and stayed there. He hunted with his bow and arrow .But one day he lost his bow and arrow. So he started hunting with his nails.His nails were now his claws . Then, he came to know that,because of his height,animals could see him. So he became ‘four-legged’. And then, after evolving for many years, we have the lion  “said grandpa.”That’s the epic!”exclaimed Shashi.

5. WHY ARE BUTTERFLIES COLOURFUL?

Asked Shashi.

“Once upon a time, there was a butterfly known by the name Basturi . She was the daughter of the queen of butterflies. After her mother died, she became the queen of butterflies.She had all comforts one could imagine of . But she was ☹️. Why? Because all butterflies had pale and colorless wings. So one day, Basturi set on a journey to make the wings of butterflies colorful. She found a tub of paint. She flew towards the tub and jumped in it.ButAlas! She drowned in the tub but with a wish fulfilled. From that day on wards, butterflies have colorful wings.”said grandpa.

“But only Basturi ‘s wings got coloured. How did other butterflies wings got coloured?”said Shashi.

“They were bound to the queen by magic. If the queen ‘s physical shape changes then it will happen so with other butterflies. So when Basturi ‘s wings colour changed......”

“ Then the other butterflies wing colour changed “Shashi  completed the answer.

“But all butterflies don’t have the same colour. Why?”asked Shashi. “Because as time went by, the magic ceased to exist. So the colours of the wings changed. Some butterflies have spotted wings while some have plain wings.”answered grandpa. 

6. WHY CAN’T PLANTS SPEAK? 

 6. WHY CAN’T PLANTS SPEAK ?

 asked Shashi, who was reading an article on plants. “There is a rule in the world that if living things speak bad language or words for a long time then they won’t be able to speak. The plants used to speak a lot of bad words. And see now, they are punished”said grandpa.

“They are punished?” asked Shashi in wonder. “Oh yes! God makes everyone equal. Do a bad deed and you will be punished. Do a good deed and you will be rewarded. The plants did a bad deed and so they got punished “ answered grandpa .

 

7. WHY TREE ARE TALL WHILE BUSHES ARE TINY AND SMALL?

asked Shashi.

“Shashi, we all have plus and minus points. So-“

“What do you mean?” asked Shashi.

“ There is a book with our life written on it. Our fate is written in the book . In the end of the book there is space left for tally marks. So more the ‘+’ mark then more the reward. More the ‘_ ‘ mark then more the punishment. So the trees , because of their plus points, got to be tall. The bushes, because of their minus points, were short.” answered grandpa.

“Ohhh!”exclaimed Shashi.

8.WHY DOES THE SKY CHANGE ITS COLOR?

asked Shashi.

“Long time back the sky used to be of the same colour i.e. light blue.But because of that people could not sleep.As you know Shashi,people can sleep in darkness, not in light.On the other hand, nocturnal animals like bats could not step out of their homes as  they would get hunted.Then all decided that they would go to the guardian of the earth who lived in the North Pole .

So, after a long and tiresome journey, they reached the North Pole. They told their troubles to the guardian and requested him to do something. The guardian conveyed the message to the almighty god and asked him what to do. So god magicked the sky to change colours.” answered grandpa.

“Grandpa, who is the guardian of the earth  and what is its name?” asked Shashi.

“ The guardian of the earth  is an angel. Her name is ‘Dharti  ‘.” said grandpa .

9.WHY ARE THE STARS THERE IN THE SKY?

asked Shashi.

“ When god made the moon, he accidentally created two moons. He needed to destroy one of the moons . So, after a lot of observation, god noticed that one of the two moons was very bad, nearly evil . So god decided to destroy that moon. But that moon was stubborn. He refused to move. So god sent a cannon- like fire ball towards the evil moon and the moon got destroyed. But the pieces of the moon got scattered across the sky. They were the stars ⭐️. They realised the error of their ways and became the home to fairies 🧚‍♀️.” answered grandpa.

“ Whoa! That is a long story!” said Shashi.

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