“Goodnight, Nandi.”
“I don’t want to go to sleep!”
“That’s enough now.
Goodnight, Nandi.”
“I ... don’t ... want ... to ... go ... to ... sleep."
“I want more supper.
Another book!
Just one more song?”
“Goodnight, Nandi.”
“I don’t want to go to sleep!”
"Mama! ... I need a glass of water. Please? Please."
“It’s time to go to sleep now.
Goodnight, Nandi.”
“I DON’T WANT TO GO SLEEP!”
Mama sighs: “What about an adventure?
Do you want an adventure?”
“...yes...”
“Do you want to creep
through the jungle on
the trail of the fearsome
hippocrocoturtleduck?”
“Yes!Yes! Yes!”
“I want to fly across the sky!
Leap from star to star!
Fill my pockets with stardust!”
“I want a Nandi-sized glass submarine to see the creatures at the bottom of the ocean!
And a pet giant squid to do water ballet there with me!"
“I want to build myself a pair of butterfly wings
and zoom to the roof of the sky
where I’ll see all the world
and everything in it!"
“Look here, Nandi.
Here is your very own adventure boat.
It’s waiting to take you wherever you want
to go.
See, put your head here ... that’s right ...
and I’ll just tuck you in ... there we go ...
now, off you go!
Adventure awaits ...”
“Goodnight, Nandi.”
Rowena Ludick -Direct Axis
