FUNNY ISN’T IT?

The Britisher strode in the Central Market place of Bombay,

With an oversizedsuitcase in his hand,
He stopped at a spot,
And prepped up the land,
In minutes he started selling coffee beans,
Under the blazing sun to the locals,
He looked both left and right,
Only to find brown people wearing turbans,
He laughed it off and said,

“Funnyisn’t it?”
Because it is a Wacky, Wide World!

The next morning,
He returned back,
To the spot where he earned,
Three ‘undred rupees a pack,
He brought down the cover of,
His multicoloredcoffee bean stall,
And looked around proudly,
Observing the Murky Kurtha the men wore,
And the Silky, crude Sarees they presented in their stores,
The Britisher thought of his homeland,
Where the ladies wore cherubic frocks,
And the men in their tight socks,
He laughed it off and said,
“Funny isn’t it?”
Because it is a Wacky, Wide World!

The Britisher marched towards his hotel that night,
With a smile wider than his face,
He dropped off his luggage,
And headed towards the restaurant place,
Only to see his face in Distaste,
Everyone’s plates was filled with Sloshy dal,
And a bowl with Stodgywhite rice,
When he was served with the same food,
He knocked it off the table with a surprise,
All the Indians stared at him shocked,
He huffed and puffed and announced,
“This isn’t food, In Britain, we get sandwiches, toast and an elegant cup of earl grey”
He barged out of the restaurant,
With furious eyes following him around,
He laughed it off and said,
“Funnyisn’t it?”
Because it is a Wacky, Wide World!

One morning,
When the Britisher arrived to the usual marketplace,
He found it deserted without anything in its place,
He saw prodigious gathering in the Central Roadways,
Where stood an execution stand,
And an executioner ready to sever someone’s head,
When the Britisher approached there,
The crowd twirled around,
And an electric shock sent everyone murmuring,
The, the Britisher realized,
That ‘someone’ is he,
He didn’t laugh this time but instead said,
“Cruel isn’t it?”

Because it is a Wicked, Wide World!

-FIN-

-Meghana Vinukonda 8A