The Gossip of the FRUITS
Champak|May First 2023
In the fruit basket on the table, there were many bananas, mangoes and apples. They all had been used for milkshakes. All that was left in the basket now was a Dussehri mango and a Kashmir apple. Lonely, they started talking to each other
Sandeep Pande
The Gossip of the FRUITS

Manny mango said to Appy apple, "You may be red and shiny, but I am the king of fruits." 

Appy's cheeks even became redder hearing this. He said, "There may be 1,500 types of mangoes in the world but apples are eaten with pride all across the world. Even the doctors ask people to have me every day to stay healthy and those who have diabetes cannot eat you."

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