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Fun With Snow

"Mama, look outside. Mama look! Sonia look!" The seven year old Tania
shouted in excitement, as she looked out of her first floor bedroom window. It
was 2:30 pm. She and her family had only just arrived at a cottage in Shimla,
that her parents had booked for the winter holidays.

"What's up Tania?" Mama asked, making her way to the window.

"Its snowing Mama." Tania said, unable to tear herself away from the
mesmerising sight. It was the first time she had seen the white flakes descend
from the sky.

Mama put her arm around Tania and smiled. "It's beautiful isn't it? And
everything becomes so quiet when it snows."

Three year old, baby Sonia, was helping Papa unpack in the living room on the
ground floor. She came running as fast as her little legs could carry her, as soon
as she heard her sister, Tania, call.

"What happened?" Her eyes were wide with excitement, as she entered the
bedroom.

"Look Sonia. It's snowing." Tania said, helping Sonia on to the window ledge,
so she could see.

"Snow. Snow!" Sonia squealed, trying to reach for it. Fortunately the window
had bars on it.

Mama laughed. "Be careful Sonia, and I'll leave the two of you to enjoy the
snow, while I go help Papa unpack."

A few minutes later, Mama returned with a tray loaded with two steaming cups
of hot chocolate and a plate of naankhatais. She found her daughters huddled in
a blanket on a large chair by the window, watching the snow. Mama placed the
tray on the window ledge and left.

A couple of hours later, after Mama and Papa had unpacked and set up the
cottage for their week long stay, they went to check on Sonia and Tania. The

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