Loss of a Pet
The Collar on the Hook
Moti was old, and everybody kept saying it gently, and none of it helped. A story about the year Kabir's dog died — and about the first time he laughed afterwards.
Chapter-style tales — stories about loss of a pet, told at the right depth for 10–12 year olds. Every one ends with a short Talk About It prompt, never a stated moral.
Moti was old, and everybody kept saying it gently, and none of it helped. A story about the year Kabir's dog died — and about the first time he laughed afterwards.
Guddu died on a Wednesday, while Sara was away at school camp. She wasn't there — and that fact grows teeth. A story about grief's heaviest passenger: guilt.