"Daas
ji, hurry up and lets finish the langar seva and go see Pita ji's new kukoors" Sister urged excitedly. Pita ji had just
come in with the news of his newest kukoor, and Sister was eager to see it.
"Calm
down sister dear, it's only just little pappi, what's so great about that?" Daas replied.
"Oh
but I love to watch Pita ji training the kukoors Please hurry up." Sister pleaded.
Daas was anxious to see the
new paapi too, but didn't want to let on. "OK i'm ready let's go," he said trying to sound reluctant. It really was a lot
of fun to see Pita ji with his kukoors, but Daas wanted to be cool, and not get all carried away like his older sister.
Girls, they always have to make sach a fuss. "If you're in sach a big hurry, then come on, and I'll race you, we’ll
see who gets there first," Daas teased. "I'll even give you a head start," and they both took off running, and laughing.
"Wait
up Daas, You're too fast for me, Sister called to him when he got way ahead.
"Hurry up, Slow down, Girls can
never make up their minds." Daas laughed out of breath. "Come on," he said pulling her by the hand, "we're almost there. Let's
do the Wah walk, the rest of the way. Wah, Guru, Wah, Guru, Wah, Guru, left foot first, Wah Guru."
"Oh
look there's the little pappi, isn't he small? It's hard to believe someday he'll be as big as Pita jis other kukoors," Sister
remarked.
"Yeah,
and he's been playing in a mud puddle and got him self all dirty again, after Pita ji just gave him a bath," Daas pointed
out, and he bent over to pat the kukoors head.
Sister
stroked his little ears. "They are so silky", she said softly.
Pita
ji came up just then. The pappi wiggled and squirmed, and yapping, ran over and jumped right up onto Pita ji, Pita ji
picked the pappi up and held him in his arms, he sat down and held the pappi in his lap and gave him so much love.
"Look
Daas, no amount of dirt can ever stick to Pita ji, He is so clean, see how he has that little pappi all cleaned up again,"
sister said reverently.
"Yes
Pita ji is stainless, yet, He removes all stains," Daas replied.
When
the pappi calmed down, Pita ji gave him a little taste of Naam da laddoo. The pappi looked quite contented. He put the
pappi down and it followed Him nicely to where the other Kukoors sat waiting.
Pita
ji gave Naam da laddoo to each Kukoor in turn. They all gazed at Him lovingly. The little pappi looked at the
kukoors being fed longingly. He couldn't stand it any more and began barking "Gruuu, grrru." Then he jumped on Pita
ji again.
"Pita
ji has so much patience with that pappi. See how he waits for him to calm down, then rewards him with the taste of Naam
da laddoo," Daas told sister.
"Yes
Daas, you are a lot like Pita ji that way. You are always patient with me when ever i have trouble learning something,"
Sister replied sweetly.
"Well
you're Ok for a girl" Daas smiled. “Only thing is i can't reward you with Naam da laddoo, Only Pita ji can do that."
"The
sweetness of your nature is my reward," Sister replied, looking into her brothers eyes, "and your love. Oh look
now Daas, Pita ji has that pappi sitting nicely, He is already beginning to behave like one of His matured
kukoors."
"Yup",
Daas agreed, "And look at the big taste he got, this time, of Naam da Laddoo. He'll be a big kukoor in no time and just
as well behaved."
"Just
like you," his older sister said with a big smile, "I remember when you were just a little pappi too."