Chintu Ka Birthday Official

The real chaos began when his school friends arrived. Sunny, Rohan, and little Meera came running in. Within ten minutes, the remote-control car was stuck in the ceiling fan (don’t ask how), the balloons were popping like Diwali crackers, and someone had spilled Frooti all over the new carpet.

“Yay!” clapped Meera.

But the best moment was the cake. It was a large, three-tiered chocolate cake with a plastic Hathi (elephant) on top. When his mother lit the five candles (Chintu was turning five, going on fifteen), the room went dark. Chintu Ka Birthday

“Mummy, this time I want a Jungle Book theme,” he announced six months ago. “Papa, I want a remote-control car, the blue one,” he reminded his father every single morning. The real chaos began when his school friends arrived

His mother laughed and kissed his forehead. “Okay, Chintu. But first, let’s clean this jungle up.” “Yay

“Make a wish!” everyone screamed.