That day i was sitting idle and watching TV in my drawing room..when suddenly two small squirrels came shouting from our veranda towards drawing room. My sis asked me to shut the mirrored doors of drawing room, And not let them in. But i was confused what happened all of sudden to squirrels soo late in evening, about 7.00 pm, I never saw them out to play at this time of day.
I shut the doors anyhow and again sat myself on sofa.. But amazingly the two kid squirrels started knocking doors with their little hands scratching them asking me to open and let them in, I was seeing the drama now with more interest and sis also. they climbed on wooden panel on door somehow and hide themselves in the gap of door and pal mat, they were continuously crying.. I was thinking that they are fearing of something..may be a cat is there out at veranda so i opened door and checked out but found nothing there.. Seeing those little kids and smiling i returned back to room. As i sat, wat we saw is.. a squirrel is now coming from outside in hurry and climbed on door.. climbing close to her kids she.. grabbed one in her mouth.. like want to eat him..(but it is the only way for squirrels to hold their child) and she climbed down.. Adjacent to mirrored door we have our main entrance gate which opens to downstairs towards street.. she jumped towards our main gate ..Actually wanted to escape from the gap under main gate and floor.. but the gap was too less.. I was wondering and thinking what the hell is going on and why she is gone mad, Being so clever animal why she is trying to escape from a gap which is too small for her..
I again stood up and went out, Seeing me she didn't even moved a inch away.. But i was expecting it.. I opened the main door for her.. and step back.. she merrily jumped out on first stair case.. I faced back to room thinking that the drama ended.. but i paused when i saw my sis face and her mouth wide open, before her shout fed into my ear, i turned back and saw a cat, who was waiting just outside downstairs grabbed the mother squirrel And what was the most touching moment here was when the squirrel entered into cat's mouth , She tossed her kid towards me... Yes she did that She tossed him and the kid fell on my feet.. As if Saying to me that- I am going..Plz take care of my kids.. Like a Hindi movie scene , Yes may be.. But i freezed there for a moment like someone of my close has sacrificed her life.. i could feel the pain in kid's cry now and i suddenly understand their shouts they were making since past 15 mins.. i felt as if i am one from them..
As if i also lost my mother squirrel.
I quickly closed the door and picked one of the little squirrel, the other one still trying to jump on door hitting her head on it.. I didn't knew what he was thinking .. But after 1/2 hour also they both were sitting near our main gate only.. in hope of returning of their mother..
I arranged for a cup of milk..for them which was rejected by them.. eating bread was out of their reach as they didn't had teethes in their mouth.. My mom and sis tell my to leave them there.. "they will eat when they feel hungry , u come inside" And i had no option also so i left them there at veranda.
They also stopped crying after some time, And we thought they went out to their way.. BUT i was thinking that how could they, they cant even eat.. I searched here and there but nothing was there.So i also forget about them next day..
Two days after all this, mom got smell out in veranda and told me.. I shocked and ran out to check again. i know what's that smell is but didnt want to believe it.. i searched and chased that smell.. I opened the battery cover of my inverter and wat i saw was :(
They were lying like they have mummied together. And I was feeling the same what they had felt in last two days before dieing, That hope they were carrying with them with innocence.. They were waiting there for there mother.. eaten nothing and died out of hunger ..They were in a hug position with each other..
We cleaned them.. but i felt soo sad that day.. As if i failed to maintain my promise to their mother, I failed to keep them alive ..All three of them died. :(
It is life... Life that we take soo casually.. coz we dont have to fight for living, we get everything easily.. Living such a easy life we have forgotten the importance of life.. i think i also had taken the things casually and forgot them after a day.. It can be seen like this.. That a mother forgets to feed her newly born children for a day.. And i did the same.. It was my responsibility to feed them..Nothing more to say ...
I will always remember that accident and sacrifice of the squirrel. And those two kids whom i failed to rescue .. I AM SORRY...
