Chapter 21: Families Can Be Different

During vacations Tara, her amma and nana go to far-off places and enjoy themselves.

Sara and Habib

There are three members in the family: Sara, Habib and Habib’s abbu.

Watching tv alone can be boring. This is the reason why Abbu enjoys watching television with others. Meanwhile, he enjoys having a discussion with them as well.

On holidays, the neighbour’s children come to their house and have a lot of fun. Everybody enjoys together. They play games, go out and at times go to plays and movies.

Totaram

Totaram misses his mother very much. He writes long letters to her. Once a year, Totaram goes to his village to visit his family. This is the way the family members keep in touch with each other.

Totaram lives with his father, uncle and cousin brothers in a colony in Mumbai. Totaram and his brothers have come here to study. His father and uncle work in Mumbai. Totaram’s mother, dada, dadi, chachi and younger brothers and sisters live in their parental house in the village.

Krishna and Kaveri

Krishna leaves Kaveri at school just before he goes to college. On returning from college, Krishna and Kaveri eat their food together.

Krishna, Kaveri and their father live together. In the morning, all of them leave home together. When their father returns home in the evening, they cook and eat food together.

Given below is the list of things that happen in a family:

1. People stay together in a family.
2. The family members love and take care of each other.
3. They cook and eat together.
4. The entire family watches TV, plays games and goes out together.
5. The elders of the family work hard to earn money.
6. An elder in the family cooks delicious food for other members.
7. Sometimes, a new member comes into the family.
8. Sometimes, a family member dies or passes away.
9. The children go to school and study regularly.

Members of a family often resemble each other. [✔]

The family members love each other very much. [✔]

One becomes a part of a family by being born or getting married into that family. [✔]

Family members often live together in the same house. [✔]

Elders in the family earn money for the family. [✔]

Family members stay together even if there is a fight amongst themselves. [✔]

In a family, children and the old are taken care of. [✔]