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| Bob(in middle) enjoying with friends |
Once upon a time in a great blue
sea, there lived a tiny cutie little fish named Bob. He ran across the corals,
shells and every ridges within the sea and played wid his other frens here and
there. He was such a sweet lil boy J smiling, playing and
sleeping was all he loved. He also loved traversing into the sea with his
friends but feared to go further away.
Helped the elderly ones, loved the younger ones ;) and very shy every time
he came across beautiful girls.
His laughter would make the whole
city bright (obviously the water kingdom) and hence called the soul of the sea J
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| Agnes gazing at the horizon |
Similarly, very far from the sea
kingdom, there lived an adventures and smart birdie, Agnes that soared high in
the sky and dwelled in the mountains. She was such a badass. While other
birdies were busy in their chores close to their home, she always liked to
break the rules and explore the world. Many times, she put herself in troubles
from predators and other times she caused lots of problem ;) Truly a trouble
maker she was. However, she was a very modest and kind hearted too. She helped
the needy ones and spread happiness wherever she could.
They both were getting the best
of both worlds; but still at times they felt it is not enough. There is
something missing in whatever they have. They had bigger dreams and aspirations
in life which was beyond their conscience too.
Little did they know that their
life was about to take a turn and their world was about to go upside down. That
very day, lil fishy was going for an outing with his friends and a teacher. It
was a warm, bright day and his was quite excited but lil anxious coz they were
going little away from his hometown into a beautiful stream via lagoon. He had
never came this far but he was enjoying it. He met lots of different fishes,
crabs, turtles, nymphs, and even different varieties of plants. They reached
their destination and were sharing lots of stories. Jelly, the teacher asked,
'Btw, does anyone know where does this water come into our sea or ocean?'
Bob replied smartly,' Rainfall!!'
'Haha, well that's not completely
wrong but large part of our waters are from mountains!!'
He was startled to hear about
mountains so hurriedly questioned,' Ma'am, where are the mountains? They sound
soo cool. Are they nice? '
The teacher grinned,' Oh boy!
They are very large structures covered with snow and very cold. Their snow
melts and form rivers which take many days or months or even years to reach to
us. They are quite far from our reach. But, the stream we came is a part and it
may lead to the mountains but we never know when?'
Bob was quite impressed by the
mountains and felt a deeper call inside his heart. He wanted to see the
mountains. After the lunch, everyone was playing around while his eyes gazed at
the upstream. He thought of having a peek nearby but as his friends were busy,
he decided to go on his own. While he was approaching nearby, he felt something
above him like a hook. He tried to get rid but he realized that he got trapped.
He was drawn rapidly out of the water and it was a giant stork with 4-5 small
fish in his mouth.
'Come, you little fishy! Be my
food tonight!' exclaimed the Stork in a cunning voice and flew back to his
nest.
Bob was a very smart and adorable
boy. He could even melt the hearts of his enemy with his soft voice and
cherubic expressions. Stork rested into his nest and fed some fish to his lil
children who were yelling out of hunger. 'One of them is dead, we need more
food darling? Is there any way out?'- spoke the lady Stork in a very sad tone.
'Don't worry, these fish would
suffice for tonight, I will try to find more tomorrow.' Stork sighed.
All other fish were crying out of fear but bob
thought of something else hearing their conversation. He gently asked,' Stork,
have you ever seen the mountains? I have heard they are very beautiful and they
form rivers and rivers form seas. That's where you can get lots of fishes.'
Stork surprisingly turned towards
Bob, 'How come you know? Here, the humans are catching lots of fish from the
sea so there is not much food for us and our children. Many are dying out of
starvation.'
Bob gasped, 'My teacher was
saying all about these. May be you should try going there tomorrow?'
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| Stork couple discussing |
Stork wasn't sure but thinking
about it for the whole night he came up with an idea. He had kept Bob in a
small bowl of water. The boy was frightened and was missing his family,
friends. He was never this lonely but something was instilling him the hope and
courage.
The next early morning, Stork
came and asked, 'Do you know the route to the mountains?'
'My teacher told to follow the
stream and u will reach someday.'
'I am taking you with me so that
if anything wrong happens, you will have to suffer.'
Bob smiled with mixed feelings.
He could never believe he is going to the mountains.
Stork kept him into his salivary
mouth and flew. 'You taste good ;) I don't know till when I will be able to
resist,' said the stork and laughed.
Bob was happy seeing the
completely different world; lands, trees, grasses, animals. He could also see
people, children working, laughing, playing. Have you tried swimming? - asked
Bob to Stork.
'Nope, I am sure that a fish is
pretty excited to fly. You are lucky lil boy. '
They flew quite a much that day.
Still, there was not a single sight of a mountain. Tired and frustrated stork
sat down nearby a river leaving Bob to swim for a while and look for something
to eat. I hope my children will be alive till I get back, he thought.
'Well, I hope' - murmured Bob,
feeling sad for the stork.
Days passed yet there was not a
single sight of a mountain. But the bird could sense that he is flown quite far
and high. He felt little uneasy with the air as the oxygen level started
dropping yet with the hope that he can get food for his children he soar high
above.
While on the other side, Agnes
was happy that her feathers were getting bigger. She always wanted to fly above
the mountains and see the other side of the world. She always got curious about
where does the river flowing towards? But, she wasn't capable enough to fly as
her wings weren't strong enough plus her society wasn't allowing her to explore
the world.
The birds were busy in their
chores while Harry, the woodpecker came hastily and yelled, 'FIRE!!!! FIRE IN
THE JUNGLE!!!' Everyone was worried and started panicking seeing a thick cloud
of smoke out of the forest.
'Some men were seen in the forest last night,
they seem to have lit the fire. We gotta be cautious guys!', said Agnes. 'We
can't panic coz it will only harm us. So, let's take a deep breath first and
form 2 groups; one group would go in search of water and help in stopping the
fire while the other group would make sure our families and friends aren't in
trouble. What say? Are you guyz ready??'
She turned towards her father and
smiled ;) and everybody shouted, 'We are!!!'
She formed the group and then rushed towards the scene.
The exhausted Stork and Bob had
almost lost their hope to get to the mountains. They were thinking of returning
back, while Bob said,' Stork, I am sorry for bringing you here this far and yet
no signs of food for your children. On returning back, you can kill me and feed
them.'
Stork became quite emotional with
those words of Bob and hugged him dearly. But, all of sudden they saw a large
flock of birds flying above them. Anxiously, Stork asked one of them what the
matter was and realized it was a forest fire. Mike, the kingfisher was leading
the troop to collect the water from the nearest large stream and helping to
stop the fire.
Bob grinned and whispered to the
Stork, 'He knows the place with lots of fish. Let's follow them.'
The situation was getting worst
in the forest. Animals were running here and there, many had lost their
families and friends. Monkeys, deers, porcupines were weeping, crying, looking
for their loved ones. The fire was still in rage, such a horrible plight it
was. Agnes, with her troops signaled the animals where the safe spot is and
helped them to reach. Likewise, the search mission was being carried out
whoever inform about their lost members or friends. At the mean time, a
parakeet came bursting into tears and informed that her nanny was still in the
burning tree stuck in a branch and she just threw her grand-daughter out of the
nest so that she would be alive at least. Agnes felt sorry for the parakeet and
hurriedly flew towards the tree. It was all covered in flames and she was
almost catching fire. Agnes, despite knowing that she could risk her own life
jumped into the nest and helped her hard to come out of the nest. Everyone was
worried for the birds. Luckily she saved her and they rejoiced but it was not a
time to celebrate. The fire was engulfing the whole forest endangering the
lives of many other animals.
So, they needed some plans to
make it stop. Meanwhile, on the other side, as soon as the birds reach near the
water, Stork and Bob screamed in happiness seeing the beautiful stream with
lots of fish. Bob too dived into the freezing fresh water which was an awesome
experience for him. Stork was also getting into the business focusing on fishes
to eat first, hehe. But, rests of the birds were in grief. They were trying to dip
into water and sprinkle in the fire region. Seeing them in so much pain to save
their families, Bob and Stork felt bad as they remembered their families too
and what it means to be away from them. Bob thought of an idea, he then called
all the fish in the stream and help the birds to extinguish the fire. Archer
was an excellent fish who could rocket water in a really long distance above
water. Stork also called all the birds to catch the fish net that was spread in
the stream which cud be used to hold some water and sprinkle water in the fire
areas along with their body water. It would be better idea than just dipping
into the stream and sprinkling water into fire. Everyone was happy with the
idea.
Similarly, Agnes asked monkeys to
call elephants at a place. Elephants can take large amount of water and shower
in the fire which can be the best solution to extinguish the fire. While deers,
porcupines throw soil into the fire, monkeys used twigs and branches with
leaves to beat the fire. All the techniques were used and it was working well.
The name calls were still continuing to keep records of the animals and birds.
But, then Myna wasn't there in the list. Myna is Agnes's best friend and she is
about to give birth. Upon hearing the missing of Myna, Agnes felt so feeble and
felt really bad to forget about her best friend. She flew into her nest but
there was no single trace of her neither of her eggs. Agnes still tried to look
for her, called her in every nook and corner. But just at the edge of the
forest, she saw a bird lying on the ground besides the stream. She immediately
knew it was her friend and rushed towards her. She was shattered to see Myna
lying still. She started bursting in tears which fell upon the river. Then all
of sudden she heard a voice,' Wait, she is not dead yet, let me sprinkle
water.' It was Bob ;) Agnes, through her
teary eyes saw this tiny amazing fish that was completely new to the place. But
without further ado, they both sprinkled water in Myna's face and Bob also patted
her face. After a while, Myna did come
into consciousness. Agnes was so happy that she hugged Bob and jumped off the
ground hehehe.
Myna looked for her eggs. Bob had
seen Myna's tree catching fire so he had asked monkeys to help her with the
eggs. But as she was already unconscious, they brought her at the bank of the
stream. Even the fire had extinguished by the time and everyone rejoiced along
with their families and friends, while Bob recalled all those memories with his
family and felt all alone in the new place. He took a dip into the stream as he
didn’t want to show his tears. But, all of sudden, he felt something sharp
pulling him out of the water. And as expected this time, it was a darter. He
grinned and said, ‘U look delicious!’ Bob was terrified like anything and
couldn’t even call others for help. They all were celebrating, dancing and
laughing. Bob had no hope this time; he just closed his eyes and once again
remembered mountains! But, at the meantime he felt he was thrown into the air
and caught by Agnes. She gave a sweet smile at him and put him back in the
stream again. ‘None can hurt him, does that make sense?-she commanded loudly.
‘He helped us in many ways despite being an outsider and now it’s our
responsibility to make sure he is fine at out locality. He is our friend.’
Bob smiled back to her. He felt
so good after really long time. Agnes approached towards him and said, Thank
you!’ Bob!! U can call me Bob ;) She blushed,’ Thank you Bob, Would you love to
join the party?’ He nodded and smiled as wide as possible. They both felt
something strange deep inside their heart. So, a grand party was organized to
celebrate life and friendship. Everyone cheered the bravery of Agnes and Bob.
After a while of celebration, Agnes and Bob felt driven towards each other by
an unknown force. Agnes started the conversation, ‘Hi, Bob! I have never seen
you before, where are you from? And why are you here?’.
Bob was a bit overwhelmed by the
questions but then answered like a polite gentleman,’ Well, I belong to ocean,
it’s very far away. I just wanted to see the mountains but that seems like an
impossible thing to achieve. I should return back tomorrow with the Stork, my
friend.’ He sighed.
Agnes consoled, ‘Don’t worry Bob,
you have made quite a long journey already. Father says that we give up when we
are very near to our goal. We should try till the end.’ and patted him. He felt
a sudden surge of emotions bubbling up within him after her gentle touch. He
also splashed water towards her and they started giggling and playing around.
He also told her about ocean, and his family, friends. They talked about many
things. After spending some quality times
with each other, they greeted good night to each other.
Stork was quite happy that day
and also been noticing the intimacy between Bob and Agnes. He spoke,’ You love
him, don’t you?’ ‘Well, I know you do’.
Bob was gazing at her and
smiling. She will turn around, just see’ again stork spoke. Surprisingly, she
did turn around and smiled at him.
How come you know that? Bob was
startled at Stork. ‘My boy, I am expert in the field called LOVE ;) I could
sense it from miles. You both were so into each other, twinkling eyes, wide
smiles, butterflies in the stomach, it’s all the symptoms!!’
Bob murmured to himself, ‘Is this
love? I do like to see her only, talk to her every time, know more about her.’
He smiled but the happiness suddenly changed into sadness. He told to Stork,
But it’s impossible. How can a fish love a bird? We are so different!’
Storked replied with a smile ,’
There is no control over love, Bob. It doesn’t see anything, it just feels. Do
you deny the feelings you have for Agnes? Or just fear the outcome?’
Bob couldn’t speak a word. They
both remained silent and gazed at the moon.
The next morning Bob told Stork,
‘Well, I know nothing about love but if all these feelings I have for her is
love then yes, I love her and I will find mountains. ‘
On the other side, Agnes was
feeling restless the whole night. She felt something strange for him and wanted
to help him in his quest to the mountains.
He has saved my best friend’s
life. It’s my sheer responsibility to assist him as well. She jumped out of her
bed and ran towards Bob.
Meanwhile, Stork was about to set
back home with lots of food but deep down he was sad to leave bob in the middle
of the journey. He hugged him tight and was about to bid farewell when Agnes
hurriedly came and also told him to not to worry about bob; She will take care
of him. They both kept watching towards the Stork till he disappeared from the
sight. And then Agnes mentioned ,’ Let’s go to see the mountains!’
‘What, are u serious?’ asked Bob
in surprise.
Well, I am a mountain bird and I
have been brought up in mountains. Don’t you trust me?’- she frowned her face.
‘Agnes, lets go!!!’
Agnes held him tight and flew
towards north. The wind was getting colder and colder, while Bob was enjoying
the serene beauty of the woods, beautiful white streams and her company. He was
happy that she is leading him to the mountains.
She surely was a beautiful, bold and strong bird. She was soaring high
above the clouds along the thermals and her eyes straight towards the aim.
‘Bob, can u close your eyes,
please.’ She requested. Then, she slowly landed on a surface. Well, Welcome to
the mountains.
Bob eyes were left wide open with
the scene; he could see gigantic skyscrapers fully covered with milky white
snow. They were so beautiful. First he was shocked then he jumped like a lil
kid in sheer happiness and embraced Agnes tightly. His dream had finally come true.
Thank you Agnes, it is so special
moment for me and I am so grateful to have you with me here. I love you.
Agnes couldn’t say a word.
After spending some time in the
mountains, they flew back to lowlands. On the way back, Agnes spoke gently,
‘Bob, please don’t me otherwise. I think we are good friends only. Let’s not
complicate things.’
Bob felt so broken hearted after
hearing her. He collected all this strength and replied,’ It’s Ok, Agnes. A
fish can never dream to fly and we may fall in love but where will we live? I understand that. Anyways, I am leaving towards
home tomorrow.’
They were both in tears but
neither spoke a word. Agnes wasn’t being able to understand what her feelings
towards him are while Bob was disappointed with himself. Anyways, he consoled
himself with the sight of mountains and all the stories he has to share back
home.
The next day, Agnes along with
all her friends came to bid him farewell. Agnes hugged him one last time and
smiled,’ Bob, see you soon my friend, bye.’
This time Bob set towards his
journey all alone along the streams. He was happy to go back but sad to leave
Agnes. It’s been more than 6 months, Bob and Agnes were in there own world.
Everyone was happy to have Bob back. It was full of happiness again. He had
many stories and adventures to share. But there wasn’t a single day when he
wouldn’t think about Agnes.
Similarly, Agnes was also missing him badly.
She always used to talk about Bob with her friends and even families, all his
stories, adventures and fun he had in the ocean. She even wished to see him
again.
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| Agnes and her father discussing |
Her father had somewhat noticed
what she is going through, so decided to talk with her. Agnes told everything
about Bob and what he said to her. She also talked about her confusion and her
feelings. It was quite clear that she was also in love with him and becoz she
was raised by her father, she was little naïve in such issues.
Her father then took her to the
top of mountain and said,’ Do you want to know what’s beyond the mountains?’
She exclaimed, ‘Yes, of course!’
‘So, here is your journey ahead.
Fly to the ocean.’
She couldn’t believe her father’s
words but she was overjoyed.
‘You have been an amazing
daughter I had ever imagined. You have always made me proud and I always feared
coz I knew you were meant to break the rules and create your own destiny. I am
sure Bob would be expecting you. Soar high, my daughter.’
She realized that she loved Bob
dearly and as people say true love leads you to your dream, he surely has lead
her into the world of explorations. She was so excited to fly to the ocean and
meet Bob. She traversed all across the plains, ridges, valley, rivers that
converged into an ocean. She didn’t have his address but she was sure they are
destined to meet again and believed if you want something from your heart, then
the whole world conspires to make it come true.
As said, she met the Stork J
they were so happy to meet. She told him everything and how she decided to meet
Bob and say what she feels for him. Stork then led her towards a lagoon, where
the rivers meet the ocean. 'Bob always comes here and looks upstream, towards
the mountain and you, Agnes.'
Agnes couldn't resist crying and
her tears fell upon the water, where Bob was resting remembering his love. All
of sudden he felt something that reminded him of her; the tears. He knew the
taste of it once when he met her first time besides Myna. 'Agnes??', he asked
himself surprisingly. He flipped towards the sky and he couldn't believe what
he saw. Agnes was above along with Stork. He jumped off the water in the utter
happiness. Seeing him, Agnes held him and spoke, ' If I have not said, I am
sorry, I do and if I have not said, I love you, I do. I love you so much, my
Bob. I am so sorry to take this long to realize. Regarding where we will live; I can teach you how to fly and you can teach me how to swim and we will travel together'
They hugged each other and
celebrated their reunion. Birds danced around and fishes jumped off the water. They
stayed together thereafter exploring ocean and mountains J
Stork smiled while he narrated
the story to his chicks.
Foto source: Google
On 16th Nov, I took an
early morning high speed Lomprayah ferry to the island. It took almost 2 hours.
My eyes were wide open when I saw those beautiful islands from distance. I was quite excited about the journey I am
about to begin; most awaited holiday. I had planned to be there for 3 days so I
had to enjoy it to the fullest. It included walking along the stunning Sairee
beach, riding scooter to different look outs and streets in the island, and the
most important; snorkeling. 
After that I definitely made a
silly decision (which wasn't so but it turned out that way). I was thinking to
go to the other side of the island i.e. Mango Bay which was equally famous for
snorkeling. So, hiring a long tail boat, me and some of my friends hopped on
towards the bay however after reaching the half way, driver informed that the
waves are big so its difficult to go there rather he dropped us in Koh
Nangyuan(another beautiful island) which I had planned coming the other day. Oh
well sometimes it's not good being too smarty, hehe, may be as it was quite
expensive already plus I had to pay twice. Silly me! . How could I forget a lil
bit of mishap on my way back from Leuk Bay (ssshh) umm just a minor incident
and scars. Anyways, I also have learned to not to feel bad for what went wrong
but feel good as it could have been worst. I wasn't aware about it but before
coming Koh Tao, I had already made my mind to have a background picture of a
particular place that was in internet. The viewpoint happened to be at Koh Nangyuan,
which is soooo pretty small island. I was also lured to go to the place when I
reached Nangyuan Terrace; spectacular view of sun set and the other island. Another
important confession, Thai food is solely responsible for making me a glutton
;) hehe!! But to be frank, I loved the Som Tam and Tom yum there, try the
spiciest version, you wouldn't regret it. But some of my white friends turn
Prawn (informal version of saying they turn completely red after having spicy
food or tanned ;)) Lol!
