Bas Itna Sa Khwab Hai

As all boys do, Sid is extremely fond of cars. And, like all boys [young or old ;-)], he thinks – bigger the better. Yesterday, as N was reading the newspaper, he saw the picture of a car,

Sid: “papa, ye wali car le lo”.

N:  “Nahin papa ye wali car nahin le sakte”

Sid: “kyun?”

N: “Papa ke pass itne paise nahin hain”

Sid: “To kya hua?” [incidentally, his one of his favorite lines these days]

N:  “Nahin beta papa ke paas itne paise nahin hain. Papa bik jayenge to bhi ye nahin khareed sakte”

Sid: [Not understanding a word, specially of the second sentence]: “Papa ye acchi car hai, aap ye le lo”

At this point, I asked what car was he talking of. It was a Formula F1 :-)

N: [Trying a different line of reasoning]: “Saath mein ye wali car road par nahin chalti. Ye to racing track par hi chal pati hai.

Sid: “To kya hua? Racing track bhi le lo”

We burst out laughing.

Me: “Aap Vijay Mallaya ko kaho ki aapko adopt kar le”

N: “Aap Mukesh Ambani ki beti se shadi kar lo”

We: “Phir aap car aur track dono le sakte ho”

And Sid looked on bewildered at both of us laughing hysterically.