The toothbrush family

There is a small glass rack below the bathroom mirror where you find our toothbrush family. They are the daddy brush, the mummy brush and the brush boy Brady. They live inside a white ceramic cup which they call their home. They are a happy family and have fun together. You can spot their colours. The daddy brush is white, the mummy brush is red and Brady is yellow like a lemon. They are owned by three people – father, mother, and the young boy Ruku who all clean their teeth twice a day: before breakfast and after supper. Ruku’s little sister Tuku, the youngest one in the family, has no toothbrush yet.

Ruku loves to play with his yellow toothbrush Brady. It becomes his magic wand as Ruku waves the brush over his head. The brush also takes the form of a flute as Ruku tries to play it with his fingers and lips. When Ruku travels into an imaginary dense jungle, Brady becomes his weapon. Sometimes he lifts little Brady like a flag and cries out, “I am the winner, I am the best, I am the strongest.” Brady enjoys these funny games with Ruku. He knows that Ruku imitates what he watches on TV.

This afternoon when Brady is taking a nap with his parents, a creak makes him jump out. The bathroom door opens up. “What’s that?” cried Brady. Ruku appears with his toddler sister Tuku who has just learnt some strange words. Ruku has a nice pink brush in his hand and he announces, “Tuku, you have got two teeth. I am gifting your first toothbrush. I have named it Telly. You will use it from tomorrow. Do you like it?” Tuku looks at her brother and answers, “Wah…wah...woh.” Brady knows that means “Yes… yes, I do.” Ruku places Telly in the same cup where Brady and his parents are standing. Then they rush to the garden where Ruku’s friends are playing.

The toothbrush family gets a new member. They welcome beautiful Telly who is wearing a pink frock with red and white flowers drawn on it. The mummy brush says, “You are a cute baby brush in our ceramic house.” Telly tells her shyly, “May I know who you’re?” Mother answers, “I’m your mummy, he’s your daddy and the one who is looking at you in wonder is your elder brother Brady. You will play with him when there is no work.” Brady says, “Hello Telly, how do you do? Let’s play a game of forming shapes.” Telly replies, “But I don’t know how to play it. Can you teach me please?” Brady agrees to show her the game of how to make shapes. With one bound he makes a plus with his mother. Another gentle jump helps him lie on his father’s bristle head. That makes a “T” and he sings out, “Let’s do T, let’s do T….. hurry up O dear, time to drink tea.” His funny actions make Telly laugh. She says, “Can I make a jump to make a T with mummy?” Brady encourages her, “Certainly. Push yourself off the cup. Mummy will hold you with her bristles to make a T.” Telly throws herself into the air. But that’s a big push, stronger than what actually is needed to make a T. She flies out and doesn’t come down to her mummy’s head. Brady hears a sound of her fall, “Thhhaaat!” Then there comes a cry of Telly, “I have fallen down.” Brady looks down at her. Telly is lying straight on the floor. She is really crying. Brady is worried that his little new sister has got hurt. He looks at his parents, “Telly is injured. What will happen now?” But his father smiles and answers, “Telly is a brave girl. I’m sure she is alright. Her body is made of plastic. She must know that all learning require practice and this fall is part of the game. Don’t worry, she will soon come back to us.”

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