Average Life Span of K~'s Mumma

Scene I

K~: Mumma, read me this animal book. Ai le! Dekho ismein kitney saarey Mumma bear aur Baby bear hain.

Mumma: OK. Bring it here K~. Hmmmm .... The first page is about average life span of animals .... i.e. how long do animals live ..... all animals ..... dogs, cats, bats etc. Do you want me to read it to you?

K~: Yes! Remember? Scappy died after 10 days we got her? So, do fish live only for 10 days?

Mumma: No. Scappy was sick and so she died. Anyway, ab tum suno.

Did you know that camels live for 12 years, cats for 12 years too. Elephants live for 40 years ..... and turtles live for as long as 100 years.

(After a few minutes .....)

K~: Mumma, how long do people live?

Mumma: People live for 75-80 years and we are called Humans. (I wasn't too sure of the answer myself. Ha Ha!)

K~: So, was Dida 80 years old when she died?

Mumma: No, she died in a car accident after getting hurt.

K~: Hmmmm .....

Scene II

(A few days later .... during one of the aimless, long highway car drives.)

Mumma: K~, do you love me? Say that you love me lots.

K~: Yes. I love you Mumma.

Mumma: Will you always love me? Even when I am 60 years old?

K~: Yes, Mumma.

Mumma: Will you take care of me when I become very old? Really really old ...... at 70 years? Will you feed me and put me to sleep every night? What will you cook for me?

K~: Yes, Mumma, I will! I will cook apple custard for you.

Mumma: Will you love me at 80 years?

K~: Yes, Mumma.

Mumma: At 90 years?

K~: But, Mumma, you will live only for 80 years after which you will die. Remember? The other day you said people live only for 80 years. Correct?

Mumma: Speechless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Ever heard of a worse Anti-Climax than this?)