Musings of a fabulous giraffe
Adventures of Ginni, the giraffe
Ginni, the giraffe was a special one.
He was special because he had colored spots instead of dark ones.
He was special because he was a stutter.
He was special because he was abandoned by its tower as soon as they realized his defects.
Poor Ginni, cried, cried, and cried. But it didn’t bring any solution, finally Ginni made up his mind, he set off to his journey in recluse. He wandered through grasslands and open woodlands in East Africa. Within few years, Ginni grew up to be a handsome and colorful giraffe. Often he had to face the inelegant looks from other animals. All these didn’t matter as he was accustomed to all such malicious talks and stares.
One fine day, Ginni came across a young lion, one of the four predators of giraffe. Ginni noticed that the lion had only one eye. And usually they roam and attack their preys along with their pride. Then how come, this lion was all alone and roaring to its full glory.
Now, Ginni was trembling but he composed himself nd asked the lion in his stammering bleat, “ Whe whe where ar are you your other mem members?
This made the lion burst into laughter. And it asked, “ What?”
Gaining confidence, Ginni asked, “ Youuuu allllll alllonneee?”
“ Oh, why am I alone, is that you wanted to know?”
Ginni nodded.
“ I lost my right eye during a hunt with a herd of wild buffaloes. Eventually, my pride excluded me from all the hunts and later I found myself surviving at their alms. I couldn’t take it long. one day I just left the pride, “ said Jagga, the lion.
Ginni, with tears in his eyes exclaimed, “ Isss itttt?”
Now Jagga was despondent but soon realized it was there to hunt and not to turn emotional.
Ginni with his prayerful voice said, “ Ohhh the Gggggreat one, make Jagggga wellll.”
And to their surprise, Jagga’s eyesight was restored.
Jagga couldn’t believe, he jumped and roared in happiness like a baby who gets his favorite toy.
“ Do you have magical power ?” Jagga asked Ginni in disbelief.
“ Iiii doooon’t knnnow, Iii juuuust prrrrayed foooor youu.”
The lion realized that Ginni had magical power. He thought if he kills Ginni then it would be a loss for him, instead use him as a power shield. Jagga made friendship with Ginni and they set out their journey together. Over lot of tests and trial, they came to a conclusion that Ginni’s wish only worked for others well being. It didn’t work otherwise.
As they were moving ahead, they came across Jagga’s pride. They all were amazed to see Jagga all well. They asked him to join their pride. Also they had an eye on Ginni. But Jagga rejected their proposal and left from there along with Ginni.
But the pride was following them secretly. Their plan was to have Ginni for their meal. The pride sketched a plan. Somehow, they wanted to separate Ginni and Jagga, because if they were together, then it would be impossible for them to achieve their goal.
The next day, as both were marching forward, they heard a cub’s moaning behind a nearby bush. As soon as Jagga rushed to the place, a pride of lions attacked Ginni. Ginni tried to escape but in vain. And when Jagga reached behind the bush, it saw a Hyena there. Understanding that it was trap, Jagga rushed to check for Ginni but saw no one.
Ginni was screaming in pain and bleated , “ Ohhh the Greeeaaat one helpppp Jaggggga.”
Suddenly there came a herd of elephants trumpeting towards them. This made the lions to leave Ginni and run for their lives. Jagga took a sigh of relief and rushed to Ginni. It had bruises but luckily not deep. Jagga licked all the wounds and nursed him back to health.
Ginni was all happy and hearty within few days.
And both Ginni and Jagga continued their journey of friendship.
We all are imperfect. Accepting one’s flaws is the first step to perfection. Just like Ginni.
