They are five of them, tired, hungry, but cheerful ever and trolling on the sideways kicking the sands in the Marina. All are around 5 to 7 years old, and from the nearby fisherman colony. The Joy of X-mas brings much happiness to the poor fishermen folk.
A year after the fateful ‘TSUNAMI’ struck its vengeful blow along the coastlines of South Asians countries and permanently destroyed the wealth of nations in millions, the Children who orphaned are left to look after themselves.
Yes, there was relief-fund from Government, from NGOs, from missionaries, from God-men, but only fraction reached its victims rest cobbled by the evergreen politicians, many turned the disaster in to money making business.
Now the boys speech turned to the theme of festival. “ Joyce!! You actually saw Santa flying in the sky? Samuel asked in wonder
“how can he? There is no ice here. Where can he park his sledge?
“In the far away land there is huge mass of ice”
“Really!!!”
“Can we eat gulfy there?”
“Why gulfy? People are walking on the ice cream”
“Is it? Did you ever eat the ice cream? How it tasted? Is it like gulfy?”
“Please stop, first let us buy it. How much is it?”
The boys counted there coins, just five rupees fifty paise.(1/8th of US Dollar). From the morning the boys were singing Carols in the roadside and the passerby giving some coins to them, after completing their meals with a single bread slice and tea only this is the remaining treasure for them.
The five boys goes to near by ice cream-shop. The owner looked the boys with suspicion.
“What to you want boys?
“We want Ice cream sir!
Do you have money..?
They show their wares.
But you can buy only one ice-cream cup. Their answers surprised him. He took out a small Ice-cream cup and five wooden spoons to them. Each one took his piece and move with it.. When the last boy look the cup the remaining piece already turn in to a thick liquid paste.
But with a wonderful feelings, and in cloud nine, all of them enjoying themselves . The shop owner watched the boys with keen interest. He called them, ‘ take this with you it is free for you!!’ , gave them five piece of Ice cream pack to them. But the boys hesitated. After consulting among themselves, they give back to him, Thank you Sir” but you see ,if we take a free item today, it might have become custom with us, and lose our happiness. Thank you
The street was then filled by the 'Carols of the Little Angles'Their unshaken faith and affection, sharing, and caring may indicate the one thing.. If the Lord is coming, he again may chose his abode in the company of the poor little angels !! just not only share their ice cream but the flesh of the Lord and his Blood
