We Bought a Zoo Page #8

No, he won't agree.

Remember one thing...

...every piece of ice is inevitably

ordained to melt in its own water!

Get him to understand

this perfectly well.

We played a lot.

Kaveriamma...

...you can stop looking

for a groom for me!

I have decided... not to get

married at this point!

But why?

Yes. I want to focus all my time on the

children and the school's progress.

That's alright, but...

Furthermore, I'm not yet prepared

for marriage!

Well done!

This is a good move

to stall Kaveriamma from leaving.

But then, come to think of it

who will want to marry you anyway?

Now, don't get me wrong!

I'm not saying you're not beautiful.

But this attitude, tonnes of

ideals and principles...

...who'll suffer all this?

It's a good thing, you have

decided to opt out yourself.

But there is one crazy guy,

who might want to marry you.

Yes Mohan, the precipitation

measurement list has been drawn up.

You understand what I'm saying?

- Yes Vinod.

We've tested the dual frequency radar,

the horizontal & vertical resolution's fine

Yes, but the waveforms need to match

with the longitudinal parabolas.

Of course, of course

they work in alignment.

Nivaaranji... Nivaaranji...

Here speak to Steve.

- Hi Mohan.

Steve, what about the

geometrical axis function?

It's being calibrated. The baseline

parameter's been optimized.

See, the sun-synch orbit needs to be in

alignment with the radiometers of TRMM.

Ok, I'll make the remaining readings

and call you in a couple of days.

Ok, thanks.

Hey Mohan so how's everything else?

Everything's fine. All is well.

So, have you found yourself

a village belle?

Actually, you can say yes.

What?

You're kidding me right?

- No.

What's her name?

Her name is Gita.

Kaveriamma lives with her.

I don't believe this!

Except, she's no village belle...

She studied in Delhi

and now she runs a school here.

Have you told her?

Does she know?

How can I tell her?

- What do you mean?

I mean...

I mean she's got a different set

of ideals et al. She's just different.

Come on!

You can't make that mistake.

You have to tell her how you feel.

All right... if you say so.

Listen I'll catch up with you later,

gotta go now.

Your two weeks are almost up!

I know.

I'll be back soon.

You should have been back already.

- But let me propose to her first.

I'll be leaving soon,

catch up with you later, bye.

Bye.

Gurnaamji, how much was that?

- Yes.

My apologies Mohanbabu!

The electricity is problematic here.

Why are you trying to

corrupt Chikku's mind?

What are you talking about?

Haven't you been talking to him and

his friends about going to America?

No Gita, I was just explaining...

Am I teaching these kids so that they can

go abroad and settle down like you?

You NRI. Non-Returning Indian!

Hand me the mug, please.

You don't even know how to have a bath.

You should learn from Chikku.

Gita, I think you need a vacation.

Why don't you come back

with me for one?

Gita, you are very mischievous.

Where's the bucket?

Listen...

- No. You listen to me.

What?

- I like you very much... Gitli!

What?!

- It's true, Gitli!

I liked the way you handled

that man in the bookshop.

Don't try to sweet talk me.

Kaveriamma will stay here... with me!

You're misunderstanding.

I really like you.

Shut up! And don't you try

to corrupt the kids again, ok?

I'm not corrupting anyone.

I'm only bathing.

More than the kids, you're the

one who needs an education!

You can keep calling out to

YOUR Kaveriamma now.

All right now, remove your notebooks.

The topic is General Knowledge.

So who's going to tell me...

...the names of five of the most

important rivers in the country?

I'm sorry to be late teacher.

Look ahead.

Today I'm going to take your class!

First question...

...name five main rivers in India?

You...

...tell me!

Let me think.

Ganga, Jamuna, Narmada...

...Bharati...

...Panchgani...

Bharati? Panchgani?

Are they rivers?

Vidya, you tell me.

Ganga, Jamuna, Narmada...

Godavari and Brahmaputra.

Excellent Vidya!

Second question...

...name the new state that has

been formed in North-West India?

I know this one.

It was a part of Uttar Pradesh, right?

Yes Chikku. You tell us!

It's Uttaranchal!

- Oh yes, Uttaranchal!

How could I have missed it?

I forgot!

Well done, Chikku!

Now the last question...

...if our new student does

not know the answer...

...we'll have to demote him to

a lower class.

How many lion heads does

the Ashoka pillar have?

This one is easy.

Three.

Noooooo! It's got four!

Excellent, children!

The lesson of the day is...

...before gaining knowledge

about foreign lands,

it is important that one should

know one's own country first.

Don't forget to do your homework.

The rivers Ganga and Jamuna have

their confluence point in Allahabad.

The new state Uttaranchal...

...is the 27th state of India

with Dehradun as its capital.

This is the land where the

Mahabharata was written!

The Ashoka pillar rests

in a circular abacus,

which is girded by four animals.

The bull of the West...

...the elephant of the East,

the horse of the South...

...and lion by the North.

Gita, the blackboard is clean.

Gita... I am...

Gita...!

But all my answers were correct.

This is Natthu, the potter and

this is Shankar...

...he makes baskets.

Both of them want us to admit

their children in school.

What Mohanbabu said to us

the other day touched our hearts.

We don't want our

children to suffer like us.

On the morning of Dussehra

(Indian festival)

you can come and enroll your

children in the school.

Yes ok.

The tides have begun to

change direction.

Haven't they?

I'm sorry.

Mohan!- Yes?

Mohan, I have some work for you.

- What work?

There's a place called Kodi a

few miles from here.

Gita has some family property there,

which has been leased to a

farmer called Haridas.

He has not paid his rent for

some months.

I want you to go an

recover the money.

Me?

But why do you want me to go?

Can't you send someone else?

If you go and ask

he just might pay up.

Oh! So you want me

to be a collector now!

Ok, when should I leave?

I have to fuel up the caravan.

You have to leave now.

- Now?

Yes, and you can't take the caravan there.

- Then?

You will have to take the train

for three hours to Narsinga...

...then a boat journey across

the river to Maangaon...

...and finally three hours by bus...

and you've reached Kodi!

Sure, that's pretty closeby!

- You'll return by tomorrow evening.

And Mela Ram will go with you.

He knows the way.

Kaveriamma...

- Yes?

My vacation is nearing it's end.

What have you decided?

You finish this work first.

Come on Collector saheb...!

Why are you sending Mohan?

I sent Haridas a message only

a few days ago.

I know what I'm doing!

Good morning sir.

- Good morning Melaram.

I'm all set to take you on a

sightseeing trip of the village.

Ok, I'll take your leave.

Mohanbhaiyya, you'll

bring me a toy, won't you?

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