It requires just a little homework to understand why rains are so dreaded in one country and so welcomed in another!
It brings to mind the rhyme- ‘Rain Rain go away, come again another day, little Johnny wants to play!” But one can understand the lack of appreciation- the rhyme originated in England where the weather is gloomy and damp all year long.In a hotter India, the seasonal rains are welcomed and prayed for, with numerous songs dedicated to downpours!
Children dislike the rains when they have to stay indoors, but love it when their mothers dish out hot pakoras and malpuas on a rainy day.To increase their appreciation of the gifts of the rainy season- lush greenery, flowers, the smell of wet mud etc, SAS took the junior school children for a ‘rainwalk’.
The 29th July was a perfect rainy day for such an experience. The little ones explored and plundered the garden to look for earthworms, mushrooms, and fish and lotuses in little ponds. The day concluded on a perfect note- and they were agog with excitement when they were served a delicious Corn Chat !
It brings to mind the rhyme- ‘Rain Rain go away, come again another day, little Johnny wants to play!” But one can understand the lack of appreciation- the rhyme originated in England where the weather is gloomy and damp all year long.In a hotter India, the seasonal rains are welcomed and prayed for, with numerous songs dedicated to downpours!
Children dislike the rains when they have to stay indoors, but love it when their mothers dish out hot pakoras and malpuas on a rainy day.To increase their appreciation of the gifts of the rainy season- lush greenery, flowers, the smell of wet mud etc, SAS took the junior school children for a ‘rainwalk’.
The 29th July was a perfect rainy day for such an experience. The little ones explored and plundered the garden to look for earthworms, mushrooms, and fish and lotuses in little ponds. The day concluded on a perfect note- and they were agog with excitement when they were served a delicious Corn Chat !
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