A Reasonably Good Boy! (Wink, wink)

A DIGRESSION

Poem About A Reasonably Good Boy

Mummy says I’m naughty

Daddy thinks so too

My teacher keeps complaining: WHAT TO DO!

I tell ma that I’m good

The teacher that I’m fine

That I come back home and watch  IPL all through the night! (Hee haw!)

Nestle's MAGGI Noodles Brings Happy Families Closer

Nestle’s MAGGI Noodles Brings Happy Families Closer

It’s a hot and sunny Sunday morning. Ma is making breakfast, no surprises for getting this right: our family’s favorite MAGGI Atta Noodles! (Gurgle, gurgle)

 In the meantime, it’s time for a hot water bath, Ma says.  (Some more gurgle gurgles)

I love having bath. Ma fills the tub with warm water. She gives me my Fergie, my green, rubber frog who floats in the water. When I splash the water it wobbles, bobbing up and down in the tub. I lift Fergie and give it a kiss and squeeze my little hands on it. It makes a noise and jumps out of my hands into the water. I gurgle some more in utter delight.

Ma is having fun too as she splashes some water on me. Then she gives me Huey and Louie, the two white rubber ducklings. My happiness knows no bounds.

Ma laughs and says now give Fergie, Huey and Louie a bath. So saying Ma puts soap on my body and I do the same to my friends. She washes my hair too. I feel so nice. I put some soap lather on Ma’s face. She laughs. We are both so happy.

Then she takes me out of the tub to towel me. I let out a loud wail. I’m not finished just yet, I cry out loud. Ma tries to sush me and I get louder and louder. (Oh, dear!)

Daddy comes in to record some of what he hadn’t missed, all of which is recorded and uploaded on YouTube. (Dear, dear)

Ma is laughing and so is Daddy. I don’t find it funny. Perhaps, bro will help me? (Tsk, tsk)

With all the screaming and dancing, Ma changes my clothes. Nobody loves me, I cry brokenheartedly. (Make that a double tsk, tsk)

Unperturbed, Ma carries me to the dining table for breakfast and she gives me my toys saying that they could have some noodles too.

I hold my toys tightly as Ma wipes my tears. Everybody kisses and hugs me. I sniff but am consoled.

Ma brings the piping hot MAGGI Noodles! One yellow plate for me and three bowls for them. I plant a salivating mouth on Ma’s cheeks. Daddy starts laughing. He mashes some noodles from his bowl and feeds me some strings of Noodles. I love Daddy. He is so funny. And big bro’s so kind too. He gives me some too. Ma makes me eat on my own. They are all looking at me eat messily and are happy that all is well.

That’s what Nestle’s MAGGI Noodles does to you. It makes happy families happier.

Much like you and yours, I’m guessing. Yes? (Wink, wink)

Maggie Eats To The Sound Of The Beat (Wink, wink)

It’s a warm and sunny Sunday noon. Big bro is strumming his guitar. I am nodding my head in rhythm to the sound of the music. Daddy is happy. Another idea takes germ.

Daddy gives me a large brass pot and a wooden spoon and shows me how to beat to the rhythm of the music.

I am gurgling with excitement as I create music that does not resonate with the song. (Oh dear!)

But what the heck, it’s good, no? (Dear me!) And I nod my head and shake my feet as I make sense of the noise.

Everybody is laughing. Pray, what is so funny, I seem to be thinking (Tsk, tsk) as Daddy quickly takes a video of the exercise, all of which is recorded and uploaded on You Tube. (Oh, dear!)

Ma takes advantage of the situation and gives me a mouthful of curd rice

.

Ugh! I let it slip from my mouth, at which point Ma scoops it back right into my mouth. (Ma, where’s my MAGGI?) And I begin to cry. (Dear, dear!)

Daddy comes to the rescue and tells Ma to give me some MAGGI Noodles. Ma gets some mashed strings and feeds me. I eat in delight drumming even more enthusiastically. And then quickly she gives me a spoonful of curd rice. I protest and she quickly gives me MAGGI. We play this cat and mouse game until the curd rice is over. I am happy. I get to play the drums and eat MAGGI! (Hee haw!)

I love Ma and I love MAGGI. Is Nestle listening? What do you think? (Wink, wink!)

Ma, May I Have Some MAGGI, Please?

The tin is airtight. I know. Why are they doing this to me? They don’t want me to eat MAGGI. How cruel can that be?

All I want is MAGGI. So I beat the airtight Lock ‘n’ Lock box. Why, you ask? It might open if I beat it hard enough. I gurgle happily in anticipation.

I’m having fun. Then daddy puts on some music and I play the drums on my favourite MAGGI Noodles’ box, while bro strums on his guitar. 

We are all laughing and having fun. Daddy is playing with his camera, all of which is recorded and uploaded on YouTube.

Ma kisses me as she lifts me up. I start crying. First have your bath and then have your instant noodles, she says.

 I can’t understand why she is punishing me. And then she puts me in a tub of water in which Fergie my green rubber frog is swimming. I am having fun here too.

After my bath, mummy helps me put on fresh clothes and then puts me on top of the dinner table for breakfast. Daddy and bro are already seated at the.table.

Then daddy and bro start beating their plates with their spoons. This morning is getting more and more funny.

Mummy sets the MAGGI Noodles on the table. There are three bowls, where is mine?

Before I could protest, Ma gives me an unopened packet of MAGGI. But it’s not fair. They are eating, I’m not.

Ma gets it. Soon enough she takes a few strands of noodles and cuts it into small pieces and gives it to me. Ma wipes the tears and tells me to eat.

Everybody stops eating as they watch Maggie’s reaction.

Maggie puts both her hands in the bowl and puts it in her mouth. There is total silence until Maggie puts her hands on the bowl once again.

There is great joy in camp ma and daddy. She just ate some mashed carrot and beans!

Maggie is happy, that she loves her happy family and MAGGI!

Ma is pleased as a punch, too. Nestle”s MAGGI Noodles is the harbinger of happiness in the times to come. 

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Daddy’s dressing up. He is putting on his shoes. Where is he going? I want to go too. 

I cry.

Daddy pulls my cheeks.

I howl.

Mummy is trying to distract me and motions daddy to leave quickly.

I catch onto the game. But that’s cheating, no? And I howl decibels higher.(Tsk, tsk)

Daddy says that it’s okay, you can come with me in the scooter just once, okay? (I sniff)

I see the scooter and my voice quivers with joy. (Hm...)

Daddy puts me in the front and he climbs onto the bike but behind me.

Daddy starts the scooter and we are on a cruise. The wind is blowing on my hair as I wave to strangers who smile at me going by.

Now daddy lets me hold the handle. Happiness abounds. I am driving the scooter. We go on and on and then I see mummy waving at us.

Daddy lifts me off the scooter and I realise that daddy will be driving the scooter, that our ride is over. 

I cry again but daddy kisses me and he rushes off and is quickly out of sight.

Mummy laughs and kisses me too. We go inside and ma gives me a packet of unopened MAGGI Noodle.

I lick the packet while mummy wipes the tears from my eyes and gives me a few strings of cooked Maggi.

Maggie loves ma and papa and MAGGI Noodles. 

But you know that already, don’t you? (Wink, wink)

MAGGI Wins Heads Or Tails

With MAGGI, It’s Heads You Lose, Tails You Lose (Heh-heh)

After dinner on a Saturday night, Papa puts the kids to bed, switches off the lights, keeping a zero watt bulb on. He kisses the children goodnight and goes to the living room where Ma is watching TV.

Papa is worried. They have tried everything to stop Maggie from sucking her thumb but have failed. Nothing seems to work. (Tsk, tsk)

Ma is worried too. They sit quietly for a while when Ma suddenly breaks her silence. 

What if they distract her with an unopened packet of MAGGI Noodles? (Blink, blink)

Papa isn’t so sure but we have nothing to lose if we tried, he agrees.

Day rolls into night that fateful Sunday. Maggie finishes eating and begins  sucking her thumb 

Ma takes out a single packet of an unopened MAGGI  Noodles and gives it to Maggie. And quickly pull out Maggie’s thumb from her mouth. 

Maggie gurgles with delight and holds it tightly. She stops sucking her thumb for a while.

It worked. There is much joy in Ma and Pa”s camp...

...until she puts her thumb in her mouth again. (Oh, dear!)

All is not lost. They have another chance at trying again tomorrow. (Tsk, tsk)

Papa tucks Maggie in and kisses her goodnight. 

Maggie is holding MAGGI Noodles tightly as she sucks her thumb in her sleep.

All is not well in Ma and Pa”s camp though Maggie sleeps like a. lamb. (Sigh)

You can never win if a child is a great fan of MAGGI Noodles. (Wink, wink)

Don’t even try, you’ll lose. (Hee-haw!)

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External Links

Recipe Of MAGGI Noodles by Tarla Dalal

https://youtu.be/zQYmEvCbayA

Maggie Says She Will Not Share Her MAGGI

It’s a lazy Sunday morning. The time is 8:00 a.m., and Ma is making...

...guess what? Maggi Noodles! (Yaay !)

The children are all excited as papa gets his camera phone ready to play a prank on Maggie. (Heh, heh)

Ma brings the noodles in bowls. The family digs into the tasty breakfast. 

Big bro has almost finished his portion when he suddenly says, “Statue.” The family plays along and stay still, while bro takes Maggie’s share and starts eating. 

Maggie is confused as the family is in splits. (Tsk, tsk)

Maggie realises that she has been duped and does what she should have done minutes before: she howls, (Dear, dear) all of which is recorded and uploaded on 

YouTube. (Oh, dear!) 

Papa chides bro and tells him to give Maggie her bowl back. Maggie sniffs, her cheeks still wet with tears. (Tsk, Tsk)

But what’s this? The bowl is empty (Dear, dear!) 

 Maggie bawls in decibels higher than she is usually wont (Dear, dear)

Ma picks her up, laughing and smothers Maggie with kisses. She gives her another bowl and Maggie is tearful but happy. Ma wipes her face as Maggie proceeds to dirty it again. (Tsk, tsk)

All’s well that ends well...

...Until the next, that is, no? 

What do you think?

(Wink, wink)

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