Ambika

This is no ordinary swing. So before you sit on it, please read this story. Once upon a time, a girl named Rati used to come to play in this park, to swing. She was always accompanied by her mother who would ask her not to swing that fast. And since she was scared of her mother, she would immediately slow down. But one day she came alone, without her mother. She decided to make the most of this opportunity. And swung so fast that all the children in the park stood staring at her. She laughed and shouted out to them saying, “Look at me, look at me, you can’t swing this fast. No one can.” It looked like the swing would give way and break. Just then, there was a sudden snap and Rati flew away. The magical swing had transformed her into a parrot. Rati flew straight to her mother who couldn’t recognize her anymore. But parrot Rati decided to listen to every word her mother said and repeated it so she would never forget it. And she lived happily ever after, swinging in her mum’s cage, repeating everything she said.



(poster near a swing)