Alice is studying in a middle school. She has blonde hair and a big mouth to chew and eat her big sandwich. Alice packs her own lunch. Every day she makes sandwich with different toppings and dressings.
Luke teased her saying “only
monsters will eat sandwich like this”. And he went away to eat his lunch with
his friends.
On Tuesday Alice brought
a long French bread sandwich. Dexter asked her “Alice, what is special for your
lunch?? It looks like you are eating a half ladder??”
Alice rejected “No, I
am eating toasted baguette bread with banana and paneer dressing in it?”
Dexter surprisingly asked
“What Banana and Paneer? What a bad combo it is! I hate to eat. My mom will
make Paneer pulavo or Paneer butter masala with chapathi but never Banana with paneer
sandwich”.
Alice said “It’s not a
bad combo. It is a creative recipe. I created it by myself. I made an extra, do
anybody need??”
Dexter mocked her and
said “Only Pandas will eat this sandwich”. He went and sat with his friends to
have his lunch.
On Wednesday Alice brought
a Pita bread sandwich. Katie asked her “What
are you having for lunch??” Alice was
sad because she very well knew that Katie is also going to tease her like
others. But without losing her mind she replied “I brought a Pita bread
sandwich with cucumber, mashed potato and chat masala dressing in it?”
Katie started “Disgusting!
I eat cucumber in salad and mashed potatoes in aloo gravy but never together”.
Alice turned and asked
the group of friends “I made an extra, do anybody need??”
On Thursday Alice brought
Vienna Roll bread sandwich. Leslie called Alice and asked “Hey Alice, what did
you bring today? Again any weird flavors? Alice answered “Hmmm..yes.. Vienna
Roll with chocolate syrup, custard pudding and a pinch of salt”. Leslie said “You
are a weirdo for sure”. But Alice without a word turned towards others and
asked “I have an extra, do anyone need?”
The group of friends didn’t
reply Alice.
On Friday Alice brought
Focaccia bread with egg, cheese and dried rosemary. Princy asked her “What
disgusting, weird sandwich did you bring for the day, Alice?” Alice responded “It’s
mustard, honey and mayonnaise in Focaccia bread”. Princy said “Go enjoy your
differrrrreeeentt sandwich”. Again Alice asked her classmates whether anyone
needs her sandwich as she had an extra.
Silence…
On the next Monday
Alice’s class teacher announced that they are taking the children out for a
picnic trip to a park.
All the kids were so
excited hearing the news.
The next day, they all took
a seat in the school bus. Alice was given the last seat. Alice saw her friends
playing with each other and girls were sharing secrets and giggling. Alice
watched out of the window. She admired the nature quietly as she had no one to
speak.
The kids reached the
park. They played see-saw, swing, merry-go-round, ship captain, frozen tag and
tag off the ground. It was lunch time all the kids got their lunch boxes from
their backpacks.
The kids shouted and
asked Alice “Hey Alice, what’s inside your picnic lunch box”.
Alice didn’t answer.
Luke jokingly said “It’s probably cola, spinach and mustard sandwich”. Other
kids started laughing at Alice.
Alice said “Nooooooooooooooo”
After hearing the
laughter, the class teacher said “Shhhhhhh…we have come out for picnic, we should
behave well. So kids please maintain silence”.
There was silence among
the kids.
The kids found a clean
place in the park and settled down to eat their lunch. Alice took a big bite of
her sandwich. Dexter shouted “Is it earthworm sandwich??” Alice with patience,
calmly replied “It is White pullman bread sandwich with tomato, lettuce, beans,
pesto, avocado, chive, jam”.
Dexter said…”My
Goodness! It’s a really big sandwich with lot of unwanted things in it”.
Alice didn’t mind and
she started munching her big sandwich. Meanwhile Dexter was searching something
in his backpack. He searched, searched and searched. He looked worried. Katie
asked him “what’s the matter??”
Dexter worriedly said “I forgot to bring my lunch box. Now I
have nothing to eat”.
Katie simply said “Okay”
and went and joined the other kids to eat her lunch. Dexter felt very hungry
even more when the yummy smell from his friends’ lunch box tickled his nose.
Alice listened to the
conversation of Dexter and Katie. Alice got up from her place and went near
Dexter and asked “If you don’t mind can I share my sandwich with you because I’ve
an extra”. Dexter without a thought said “Yes, please”.
Alice gave the big sandwich
to him and he took his first bite. Then second, third, fourth and continued
eating. All his friends stared at him and questioned “How is it? Is it bad?? yuck??”.
Finally the words came
out of Dexter, “Alice’s sandwich is yummy and tasty. I liked it very much”.
Everybody wanted to have a taste of Alice’s sandwich.
Luke took a bite and
said “Yummy”. Katie said “hmmmm delicious”. Leslie, “Flavorful”.
They included Alice in
their group and together they all ate their picnic food.
Moral:
We should take time to appreciate people who are different and creative. Don’t
humiliate.
Very nice 👏👏👏👏
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