23.Short Story : Grandmother

Grandmother will turn seventy-five tomorrow. What shall we do to celebrate her birthday? Said Toni ……..

Ans. Grandmother

There was a combined family in which six members were there: a boy Toni, his sister Prabha, his father, mother, grandmother and grandfather. On the very next day, it was the birthday of the grandmother. She was turning 75 on that day. The whole family was planning for the celebration. “Grandmother will turn seventy-five tomorrow. What shall we do to celebrate her birthday?” said Toni to the grandfather. The grandfather replied, “It will be a surprise for your grandmother. We will organize a function and birthday cake will be cut”.
“Wow! What a good idea! I’ll also bring some birthday gift for grandma.” said Prabha. “I shall help Toni and Prabha to buy a beautiful gift for the grandma,” said the mother. The father took responsibility for the decoration of the house. Everyone was very excited regarding the celebrations of grandma’s birthday. The very next morning grandma woke up. The whole family was standing before her. She was surprised for this assembly and asked the reason. All the members remained mum for a moment and then shouted loudly altogether ‘Happy Birthday’. Then, all the members celebrated her birthday in the evening. The birthday cake was cut by the grandma. All the family members presented a gift to her. A natural smile came on grandma’s face. She felt special on that day and thanked everyone. It was a wonderful day for the whole family.