<p>It was Tun-tun and Tubby’s birthday. They had a common birthday because they were twins.<br /><br />Tun tun and tubby were very excited. They were having the birthday party at home and mama had invited all their friends. <br /><br />Papa had brought the birthday cake in a carton the previous evening. But mama had said it should not be opened till the next day.<br /><br />“I bet it’s a triangle” said Tubby. He had learnt the word newly and loved using it. <br /><br />“I think it is star shaped” said Tuntun. Star was Tuntun’s favourite shape. In fact all things that glittered were her favourite!<br /><br />“I am going to open the box only at five o’clock in the evening” said mama strictly, “You will have to wait till then.”<br /><br />“How far away is that?” asked Tubby. <br /><br />“That would be half an hour before the guests arrive.<br /><br />“Why only then?” whined Tun-Tun<br /><br />“Because if I take it out and keep it in the open, the cake will get dry. And I don’t want that to happen.” explained mama. <br /><br />They had all been so busy decorating the room that five o’clock arrived very quickly. <br /><br />“Now we open the box.” Said mama. The twins came running up stood up on the chair to get a good look.<br /><br />“Tan-ta-dan” said mama smiling as she lifted up the big, balloon shaped cake with a flourish.<br /><br />“OOOPPPEEE yelled the twins as they clapped their hands with excitement. “It’s sooo pretty!”<br /><br />The cake was indeed very pretty. It was half blue and half pink and was decorated all over with little pink and blue balloons.<br /><br />Mama put the cake on the table. “Let me put the candles on them” she said.<br /><br />But when she opened the packet, her face fell.<br /><br />“Oh no!” she said “There are only three candles here! Tubby and Tun Tun are four today!”<br /><br />“I’ll go and get one more” said papa picking up the car keys. Papa was feeling very guilty because he had thought the twins were three!<br /><br />“But it is too late now” said mama, “I’ll see if there are any candles at home” <br /><br />“Don’t worry mama,” said Bingo, jumping out of the computer chair. “I have an idea!” <br /><br />Bingo was Tun Tun and Tubby’s big brother. He was seven years old and knew a lot more.<br /><br />“I will do something with these” he said as he took the three candles from mama’s hands and disappeared into his room.<br /><br />Few minutes later he came out of the room and held up this. <br /><br />Papa and mama smiled when they saw that Bingo had taped the three candles to make the figure of Four!<br /><br />“Thank you dada!” said the twin and they clapped their hands and jumped up and down happily!<br /></p>
<p>It was Tun-tun and Tubby’s birthday. They had a common birthday because they were twins.<br /><br />Tun tun and tubby were very excited. They were having the birthday party at home and mama had invited all their friends. <br /><br />Papa had brought the birthday cake in a carton the previous evening. But mama had said it should not be opened till the next day.<br /><br />“I bet it’s a triangle” said Tubby. He had learnt the word newly and loved using it. <br /><br />“I think it is star shaped” said Tuntun. Star was Tuntun’s favourite shape. In fact all things that glittered were her favourite!<br /><br />“I am going to open the box only at five o’clock in the evening” said mama strictly, “You will have to wait till then.”<br /><br />“How far away is that?” asked Tubby. <br /><br />“That would be half an hour before the guests arrive.<br /><br />“Why only then?” whined Tun-Tun<br /><br />“Because if I take it out and keep it in the open, the cake will get dry. And I don’t want that to happen.” explained mama. <br /><br />They had all been so busy decorating the room that five o’clock arrived very quickly. <br /><br />“Now we open the box.” Said mama. The twins came running up stood up on the chair to get a good look.<br /><br />“Tan-ta-dan” said mama smiling as she lifted up the big, balloon shaped cake with a flourish.<br /><br />“OOOPPPEEE yelled the twins as they clapped their hands with excitement. “It’s sooo pretty!”<br /><br />The cake was indeed very pretty. It was half blue and half pink and was decorated all over with little pink and blue balloons.<br /><br />Mama put the cake on the table. “Let me put the candles on them” she said.<br /><br />But when she opened the packet, her face fell.<br /><br />“Oh no!” she said “There are only three candles here! Tubby and Tun Tun are four today!”<br /><br />“I’ll go and get one more” said papa picking up the car keys. Papa was feeling very guilty because he had thought the twins were three!<br /><br />“But it is too late now” said mama, “I’ll see if there are any candles at home” <br /><br />“Don’t worry mama,” said Bingo, jumping out of the computer chair. “I have an idea!” <br /><br />Bingo was Tun Tun and Tubby’s big brother. He was seven years old and knew a lot more.<br /><br />“I will do something with these” he said as he took the three candles from mama’s hands and disappeared into his room.<br /><br />Few minutes later he came out of the room and held up this. <br /><br />Papa and mama smiled when they saw that Bingo had taped the three candles to make the figure of Four!<br /><br />“Thank you dada!” said the twin and they clapped their hands and jumped up and down happily!<br /></p>
