Milk Rice

By (author)Ameena Hussein

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Milk Rice – 9789558897164

Reviewed by Yasmine Gooneratne Every story in the collection has more to it than at first meets the eye. Faith Ratnayakeā€™s story ā€˜Meetingsā€™, which begins the book, seems at first reading to be about Rajuā€™s disappointment when the colourful kite he has built ā€“ the joy of his life ā€“ gets tangled up in telephone wires and soaked in a downpour, so that it has to be abandoned. In fact, however, the tale ends on a note of cheerful optimism, as the narrator Rohan ā€“ a boy of Rajuā€™s own age, from a much more affluent home ā€“ learns from his new-found friend a timely lesson about resourcefulness and the true value of possessions: ā€œWe stepped back along the path to look at the kite again. I couldnā€™t help noticing how the gloomy blue thunderclouds showed up its brilliant yellow. Raju folded his thin arms across his chest. I couldnā€™t believe how cheerful he was. I felt ashamed, remembering the awful fuss I made the first time my bicycle tyre got a puncture. ā€œCanā€™t help it,ā€ he said with a cheery smile. ā€œLet it be, I can make another one. My mother will manage to get me the materials. Itā€™s worth it.ā€ He grinned cheekily, said cheerio, and ran as the raindrops crashed to the ground. ā€œWhere do you live?ā€ I called after him, meaning to be polite, but he had gone.ā€

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Weight 0.11 kg
Dimensions 13 × 0.7 × 19.7 cm
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9789558897164

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