We took her to Mysore Zoo - the best zoo in the country I believe - and she saw all the animals. She was particuarly fascinated by the Elephant. Kept on babbling 'Hatti, Hatti' after that.
Her babbling charms people easily - everyone loves a cheerful child i suppose. She has learnt to wave and say 'Tata' and so we are assured of a smiling farewell from any place. On the bus from Hassan to Halebidu, she clambered on my shoulder and stared at a local villager. He was a very dignified figure - black skin, and white hair, white mooch, white shirt and lungi and ramrod straight - and he stared back at her impassively. then she waves and says 'Tata', and he was totally delighted because he thought she was calling him 'Thatha' (grandfather). So she kept on saying 'Tata' and he kept on agreeing - yes, thatha thata.
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