Sana Spider's Beach Visit

Sana spider had made her home on the mango tree in the courtyard of Rahul's house.

- Dr K Rani

She spun webs to catch insects and lived comfortably. Bella butterfly would often come there to drink the nectar of flowers and Sana would chat with her. Both had become good friends. Bella used to tell her the news from all over. One day she said,

"Sana, have you ever crawled out of this mango tree?"

"I have not seen anything except this place till date," replied Sana.

"The world outside is very colourful. I fly everywhere in search of food. You should also explore the world."

"No no. I am scared. Mummy said that she had spent her whole life in one place and now I, too, am doing the same," said Sana.

"Go out once then you will know how big this world is and there is so much to see and learn. The rest is your choice. I can't take you or else I would have taken you around with me," coaxed Bella.

They both kept talking for some time. After that, Bella flew away in search of food. But her words were still playing in Sana's mind. At times she wanted to crawl away from the mango tree and roam outside, but lacked courage to do so."

One day, Rahul was sitting in the garden with his parents. He said, "Ma, tomorrow is Sunday. Let's go for a picnic. We haven't been anywhere since a long time."

"You are right. Let's go for a picnic at the beach."

Father agreed, too. They started making preparations. Sana was weaving a web on the tree, listening to their conversation. She decided that she, too, would go on a picnic with them and would come back.