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Cry of an Elephant

I shouldn’t let anxiety get the better of me. Mumma said these things happen during this phase. And that I should not think too much. I know my delivery date is a year away. But I dream of Kavi, my dear baby girl all the time. I am sure it is a girl. A girl child will be with me for life. I had been a good kid to my mumma. And Kavi sure will be a good girl. But what if it turns out to be a boy? Argh! Boys enjoy getting dirty in the mud pool. They hate to wash their body. How will control a brat? Mumma has warned me about this as well. Use carrots and sticks she said. I am not sure what that means. She didn't offer details. She said only a mother know her baby. I don't want to wait till Kavi is born. I need to know all there is to know. Stop! I am thinking too much. I should not take the stress. Mumma said mental health matters too. It is not always about physical well-being. I should eat fruits and greens. Look! There is a pineapple. How did it get here? Our dear humans must have left it for us. How good of them! Kavi, my dear, humans are our friends. Tigers and lions may scare you. But only when you are a kid. Let them dare come near you! I will be around all the time. Why does the pineapple taste weird? And why is it jumpy? It is burning my mouth. My bones are crackling. I am not able to chew. My baby! Don't worry my dear. Mumma will protect you. There is a pond nearby. You won't feel the burn. I have been mindless. Look! There is a pond. Mumma is going to the pond. The water will make you feel cool. I won't allow the burn to harm you, my dear. I will stand until the burn and pain subside. The pain is unbearable. God! I hope at least my baby is fine. Kavi dear, mumma is sorry. Humans have betrayed us. Human! Why did you do this to us?


Human! Why did you do this to us? 

Pregnant Elephant Killed in Kerala
Source: The News Minute


And she succumbed to her injuries after a few days still standing in the pond. She was one month pregnant.

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