Bahu and Kattappa

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Amerendra Bahubali was watching at the night sky when Kattappa came and sat beside him.
"Bahu ,it's a beautiful night..I wish I knew..what Rajmata,Princess Devasena and little Mahendra is doing right now."

"Mama (uncle) , didn't you send them letters?"

"Yes I send them two letters,but it seems they have still not come out of that cave,because the two birds have come back without delivering the letters"

"Mama,u don't worry.They will be safe.Ma (queen Shivagami) who took care of entire Mahismati for so many years can take care of herself and Devasena is one of the finest warrior of our time.
Now listen to me carefully I have a plan"

"What plan!?"

"I am going to build a ship myself ,which can fly and can also run on water."

"But bahu,how will you do that?"

"Mama long ago a Rishi (sage)wrote a book about how little things can build a big thing.And I think I can use the metal and wood in this place to build it"

"Alright ,these old bones of mine still have the strength to make a humongous ship of Mahismati."

"But we are making small ships mama"

"Small ships??how many small ships??"

"Ten thousand small ships,and they will be built in such a way that we can join them together in times of crisis to make a larger ship."

"Great idea,you have brains like your mama Bahu"said Kattappa tapping his own shoulders.

Bahubali chuckled " ya,mama you have so much budhhi(brain) that it becomes difficult to carry it, isn't it?"

"What Bahu!! you are making fun of me!!You don't know,still I can make such beautiful and strong fighter ships that no ship builder in Mahismati can challenge me.I always had a different talent you know.Did I tell you about how I once escaped a battle ship?"

"Yes mama one hundred and fifty times  I have heard that story"

"Fine,I am going say these stories to  Mahendra.He will be so excited ,unlike you . Mahendra is my favorite now." Said Kattappa.

"But mama what about the hundred and sixty stories that I have heard from you again again even if I got headaches.Mahendra is your favorite now??!" frowned Bahubali.

They both laughed for a while.

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