RAMATHMAJA 1 - "Call Of The Worlds"

5. The Best Chacha Contest!

It was a beautiful Cresent moon night. The doves retired to their nests and having a melodious talk with their partners. King Dasaratha was tired and hit the sack very soon, Rani Kousalya, Kaikeyi and Sumitra were checking all the arrangements. Bharat and Mandavi were too busy in their room working on a very important thing. Shatrughan and Shrutkirti were too tired after 3 days long of travelling the rajyas giving personal invitations to the relatives.

Everyone in the capital city are exited to witness the new princess and the elder daughter of thier beloved prince Ram's naming ceremony which is going to take place the other day. Shanta and Rishishringa got alot of gifts for their lovely niece.

"Ram be slow and careful"
"I can handle her, don't worry" he assured. The mother was still worried if her husband could hold his princess without waking her up. Sunaina, Lakshman, Shatrughan and Urmila were also there.

This 3 week old dad is learning how to hold a baby without waking her up to prevent bleeding ears of his family members. He was playing and admiring her cute fingers,little toes, small lips, dark eyes since her birth, infact he said he is proud of his creation.

But everything either sitting beside her or standing infront of the bed and cradle

*(Until the baby reaches 6 months of age the child sleeps only with the mother and grandmother because as everyone knows grandmothers are best baby sitters and most alert creatures on the earth incase of children.

Ram, Sita, Lakshman, Urmila, Shatrughan and Sunaina Devi were sitting around the baby on the 12/12 bed, maintaining paper drop silence; only Sita ma was talking slowly without disturbing the sleeping cutie.

"Bhaiyya hold her gently! If you are not sure about your ability to hold a baby, then tell me first. I will close my ears tight because I don't want become deaf at such an young age of 30" Lakshman said jokingly
"Soumitra, your age is 33 don't forget that" Urmila giggled

"True Bhabhi, he still thinks he is too young but anyways I am the youngest and the cutest among Raghavas" Shatrughan chuckled *flips hair*

" Whatever" Lakshman responded.

" SITA you never doubt my skills. now see how I will handle her" Ram said and started taking the princess off the bed carefully. Lakshman was curious, Sita and Urmila were worried and Sunaina took precautions by closing her ears tight.

Finally Raghav succeeded in holding the baby carefully. Raghavi was disturbed she moved a bit, her face was frowned; Sunaina gulped down. She closed her ears tightly. When Aranika opened her eyes, she didn't cry at all instead she was smiling. Sunaina was relieved, Urmila and Sita heaved a sigh of relief.

"See my kid loves me the most that's why she isn't crying." Ram remarked. *proud smile*

"Aaha! okay agreed." Sita agreed equally dramatic like her hubby.

Shatrughan took the lead to start his younger brother, basically a complaining queen just for humour. "So you all gave me wrong info, I was just three days way from the city. See Aranika never gets angry and disturbed like the Angry bird of Ayodhya instead she is cool like her favourite chacha Shatru" *flips hair*

Lakshman rolled his eyes and started "Acha? do you think so. huh. I am always her favourite chacha"

"let's ask her only." Shatrughan challenged.

"How?" Urmilaapriya natha quizzed.

Being a lucid explainer of quizzes and expierianced in bearing Lakshman, she started to explain the test "lets keep hands infront of her, which finger she catches so that person is her favourite. As simple as it sounds"

Bharat entered the room pressing his knuckles after a tiry work.

Sita inquired "Bharat, where is Mandavi?"

Bharat replied smiling warmly at his mother like sister, "She is tired, she is sleeping. What are you guys doing?"

Urmila being as dramatic as Ram stated "Most desirable chacha contest is going on Jiju"

"huh?" Bharat perplexed.

Ram smiled widely and cleared the confusion of his anuj saying "yeah, now our angry bird and coolest prince are participants. They are going to keep fingers infront of Aranika and let her choose her most favourite chacha. You may also join."

Bharat agreed saying "yeah ofcourse."

The three brothers put their index fingers infront of the baby. Urmila got an idea!

"hey, first of take out all you rings and Ram jiju, keep your finger too." Urmila said enthusiastically.

Ram asked "Why Urmila?"

"Just to confuse her by giving an extra option." She replied.

All the four brothers took out their rings and gave Arani options to select.

Aranika thought for a while in her mind, " Lakshman chacha is very protective, Bharat chacha is the most sweetest chacha and Shatrughan chacha wrote many invitations and travelled personally to neighbouring kingdoms and relatives places to give them. Everyone loves me alot. What should I do? hmmm Idea sir ji!"

Aranika opened her arms wide and grouped all four fingers together and held them stating she love all of them and wishes unity among them. Raghavas eyes turned moist with tears of sweetness. Sita and Urmila were smiling with shining eyes.

Sunaina said "Aree, even Aranika knew the bond beteween the Raghavas, oh such a brilliant girl"

"Yeah, she gave me a moment to remember for a life and smile." Shatrughan smiled.

"I wonder how a baby can understand everything? She is as long as my elbow and she is so cute.." Ram awed at his best creation and pressed his knuckles to his head, all rights fingers gave out a crackling sound.

"Hence proved, she loves all and may be understands everything." Bharat and Lakshman stated.

"She is daughter of Sita didi she can understand everyone." Urmila said unknowingly, the truth.

Everyone were smiling and playing with the baby but the only one who is a little sad is Aranika she wish this moment lasts for a life. She knows, after two years, SiRa and Lakshman go to vanvas and soon after according to her knowledge the dreadful and inauspicious Uttarkanda happens where Sita will be banished and worst is that she should obey the laws and might have to live far from her brothers.

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