Anushka Paints Multicolor Appu - Chapter 6

Anushka Paints

Multicolor Appu the Elephant.  

Chapter 6: Lonely and Miserable Night

1: Appu brings All Friends to Jungle

It was late evening when Appu reached the Jungle. It was getting dark.

First he went to Pancharangi’s Home. He lifted Pancharangi with his trunk and put him on the ground.

“I know, your home is up, in the topmost branches of the trees. Can you go there?” Appu asked.

“I will call my mommy. She will take me home”, said Pancharangi.

“We can wait till then”

“No, no! It is getting late. You can go home. Bye.”

“Okay! Bye-bye.” Everybody said and Appu went further.

2: Appu Leaves Pancharangi in the Jungle

Deep in the jungle, they reached their usual playing place. Appu lifted Tuntin, Neelu and Grogor with his trunk, one by one and put them on the ground.

“I will call your parents.” Appu said.

“Oh! Don’t bother. We will go home from here. Thanks for carrying us.”

 “Oh! Don’t mention. You were so tired. And it was nothing for me.”

“You can go now. It is late. Your Mommy will also be waiting for you. Bye-bye!”  

Appu said bye-bye to them and went to his home.

His Mommy was waiting for him. He told her all the events during the day. He was also very sad. Because he knew, all his friends were tired, hungry and sad. With the thought of it he also couldn’t eat properly.

3: Appu leaves Grogor, Neelu and Tuntin in the Jungle

Very tired and hungry Tuntin, Neelu and Grogor went to their homes. It was getting very dark in the Jungle.

When all reached their homes, they knocked the doors. Their parents opened the doors but refused to let them in. They could not even recognize them and closed the doors again. That was the most heart-breaking thing.

They had to sleep outside their homes. They were tired and hungry. And now they were very frightened also because it was very dark and cold in the jungle. Now they were feeling sorry for changing their characters.

Tuntin was scared that somebody will kill and eat him. He was unable to run so he hid himself in a thick bush. Neelu tried to hide himself in the thick grass but he couldn’t hide his big head. But that saved him. Because whoever saw him thought that it was some big animal sitting in the grass. Grogor was also frightened. Anybody could have attacked his long, slender and beautiful neck. So he hid his neck in the grass and kept only his head above the grass. 

4: Lonely Night in the Jungle – 3 Friends

It was dangerous out in the Jungle at night and they had no protection. But now they couldn’t do anything about it. They were crying and trembling with fear but the magic would not get reversed for 1 week.

At last they slept due to seer fatigue of the day.

Pancharangi’s home was at the top of a tall tree. But he was unable to fly to his house. He was very tired and he could not even lift his trunk. He was crying and calling his Mommy. Now he regretted that he had not asked Appu to call his Mommy.

On the top of the tree, his mommy was also flying around the tree and searching him. But it was dark now and he was far below on the ground so she could not see him. She could not even hear his calls and cry.

At last he buried himself in the dry leaves below the tree and slept there, alone, tired, frightened, hungry and miserable. 

5: Lonely Night in the Jungle -Pancharangi

Now they really understood the importance of their own characters and features. And now they were really very sorry for not listening the advice of their true friends Appu and Anushka. Even Sevening, the fairy, also was advising them against the magic. But now it was too late.  

Their parents were also waiting for them in their houses and were very worried. But how could they know that those sleeping outside the door; hungry and miserable; were their children. They could not even recognize them. 

Near the palace, when Sonya reached his home, his parents also couldn’t recognize him and they shut the door. Then all dogs in the town started barking loudly and tried to attack him. He had to run fast away from them to save himself. But the dogs followed him till the end of the town.

Blumini’s parents recognized her but she couldn’t even enter her home because of her long legs and antlers.

In the palace, Anushka was also very tired and hungry.

But she was looking at her blue eyes and golden hairs in the mirror. She was so engrossed in admiring herself that she forgot everything. She forgot her friends, the events of the day, the magic, Saya and her Mommy and Daddy. She even forgot to go for dinner. She was only looking at herself in the mirror and was smiling foolishly.

So, at last, due to hunger, fatigue and tiredness she fell down in her hair and slept there. 

6: Anushka Sleeping in the Room 100

Now Appu was in his home and Saya was in the palace, both having dinner with their parents. But they had no appetite. They were also not happy because all their friends and Anushka were hungry, tired, cold and miserable.

King Abhi and Queen Sonal were also very worried. They couldn’t have dinner without Anushka. They had sent many men in the nearby towns to search for Anushka. 
That night in the jungle and in the Palace was very lonely and miserable for all.   

End of Chapter 6

Told by

Rajan Aaba & Anushka

Illustrated by

Rajan