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Psst…Lemme lick the last grain of salt while she’s at it. God, don’t make her look this side. Fast!
You see, I love corn on the cob, but with a dash of salt and lime rubbed in. So, when I snuck onto the cart of corncobs this afternoon, in my hurried excitement I could just about manage to get away with a single cob and a fist full of salt. But alas…my tiny hands couldn’t grab the halved lemon sitting by the salt bowl! The corn seller was snoozing under a tree close by and chances were that he would have woken up anytime. So well, at least some luck there with the loot. Some salt at least!
All I have been eating for past few months was bananas and more of bananas. Why? Coz’ my mum suffers from high blood pressure. That’s what dad told me before he died of heart attack a few months back. He told me how both of them loved feasting on savories that were rich in fat, salt, sugar and spice. They would get lucky in grabbing these goodies from the carts lined along the local markets when the hawkers wouldn’t be alert. Some days we would be gorging on crisp samosas, or it would be juicy jalebis the other day. All of them sinful and yummy!
So much so, that they went overboard with this kind of a diet and it started showing up on their health. They just couldn’t hop around the way they used to anymore without feeling giddy with dipping energy levels. First it was my dad who developed palpitations one fine day and a few days later my mum fainted right in the middle of the street. They were advised rest and consumption of simple food by Bholu Chacha my dad’s brother, a nutritionist and physician for most of us monkeys in the vicinity.
Now this diet was prescribed for THEM. But guess who bore the brunt of their days of merry? Poor ME. For days after that, all we would eat would be bananas or probably an apple on days we got lucky. I badly craved for some salt on my deprived taste buds after an overdose of those bland boring bananas all these months. I would eye all the goodies we used to have in the past as I would stroll by the market but would stop myself coz’ I felt mum would get tempted to eat them too and they were not good for her anymore. So today, when I got lucky with the corn I hid the salt in my tightly curled fist behind my back as I offered her half the corncob. The salt was my little secret and only for me. She’s already had her share in the past and was now suffering for it. I couldn’t let her suffer more. She’s had enough for this lifetime I guess. But well, I can still enjoy it on and off as long as she doesn’t know about it.
Anyway, it’s about time she might just turn to check on me. But hey, before you go…tell me, do you spot anymore salt around me? Need just a wee bit more to down it with the last few corn kernels I have here.
This post was written for the picture seen above as a prompt for Wordy Wednesday at B-A-R.
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Vinodini is a writer, novelist, and design professional. She has worked in the retail sector as a visual merchandiser and a fashion stylist for various well-known brands. She is a published author with an epistolary novel to her credit. She has also contributed various pieces published in anthologies, websites, and a coffee table book. She writes content on a range of topics for various domestic and international brands. This blog is an amalgamation of her thoughts, experiences, and pieces of fiction woven in her mind which find themselves translated into narrations here.
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Loved your take on the prompt…I identify with this little guy! I cannot live on diet too or healthy food for that matter..I need my share of fats and fried food 😀
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Thanks Naba. Well, as long as we don't overdo the fats and fries, we all deserve a bit of sin don't we 😉 ?
Hahaha! That was a cute one! Interesting take on this picture prompt! 🙂
Thanks Shilpa 🙂 Glad you liked it.
Oh, the poor guy! A great take on the prompt. Alas, like us he also likes his corn with salt.
Thank you Rachna. Yes, corn on cob is not as much fun without salt!
very creative take on the prompt. I read it as an analogy of humans 🙂 Wonderfully written.
Thanks Raj. Yes of course, it is an analogy of humans. Animals generally understand their physical condition much better than us I believe.
That was a great one… 🙂
Thank you Sheethal 🙂
Loved your take on the picture prompt Vinnie! 🙂 Great minds think alike as my original response was, "Oh, the corn didn't have any salt!" thought the baby monkey! However, I didn't write a post on this…glad you took it up and wrote on my behalf! 😉 <3
He he he…yeah Elly, I was kind of surprised when you commented about the baby eating the corn without salt coz' I'd already published the post before you even said that! Great minds sure think alike 😉
Very clever to weave a health lesson into your story. Corn on the cob with butter, lemon and salt Yummy.
Oh you've added butter also now! Not good for health at all Suzy 😉
An excellent piece of creative writing, loved reading it.
Thanks Sulekkha. I'm humbled by your compliment.
This was a really creative take on the prompt and of all that I read, my favourite 🙂
Hey, thanks Keirthana! Glad you like it 🙂
A squeeze of lime? Hmm…may have to try that. What a creative piece of writing; I really enjoyed reading it.
I also wanted to welcome you to the Blogging from A to Z Challenge for April. I am helping to moderate it and wanted to reach out and say "Hi!"
Oh yes, Heather…you should give the lime a try! Thank you so much for dropping over. I'm glad you liked it. I'm so looking forward for the A to Z April Challenge! Hope to see you around 🙂