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Herding Cats

Tania and her friends stepped out of the auditorium at The
Playright Theatre in Juhu. They were jumping up and down and
hugging each other in excitement. Tania was clutching the
big trophy they had just won, as first prize at the inter-
school children's drama competition.

While the kids rejoiced their victory, Miss Gupta and Miss
John, the teachers who had escorted them, were worried.
Would they be able to make it home? It had been raining cats
and dogs for hours. And soon it was going to be high tide.
Even the theatre courtyard was waterlogged.

Miss Gupta was trying to get the kids to line up, so they
could all walk to the school bus in the parking lot. But it
was like herding cats.

Karishma and Sonali were holding hands and dancing. Vivek
and Nikhil were jumping up and down in the courtyard trying
to see how high they could make the splashing water drops
go. Tania and Tanisha were taking victory laps, whilst

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