Sheroo was rushing over to class when he heard something that made him slow down on his tracks. It was the discussion in the staff room. Something about a test... oh, that dreaded word! Ha, it was Geography Sir and Maths Sir having a discussion! Sheroo was in a hurry but he managed to hear a bit.
"Test... tough... tiger... numbers..." Sheroo ran to tell his classmates this important news. "Guys, we’re having a surprise geography test today," he announced. There were groans from every corner of the classroom. "Are you sure, man? You never listen properly..." complained Pankaj. Sheroo was indignant. "I heard properly only. I heard something about tigers and numbers... I bet it’s about the tiger conservation project! Only 1411 tigers left...what more do we know about it?"
"SachinTendulkar comes in the ad!" contributed Pankaj. "What else?" asked Nina worriedly. Twenty one heads were soon bent over the textbook, trying to study about every place on earth where tigers were found. When the bell rang, they took out their pens and papers, waiting for Ram Sir. As soon as he came in, he said, "We’ll read about the different types of clouds today!"
"What about the test, Sir?" asked Dilip.
"What test?" he asked in surprise.
Ram Sir started writing on the blackboard. Cirrus and cumulus clouds full of doubts were floating everywhere in the classroom.
In Maths class, Gopi Sir announced a surprise test! He looked at the wide eyes and open mouths. "Come on, the test is tough,
but I told Ram Sir that you’re all tigers in numbers! So prove it!" he said cheerfully. Twenty one pairs of eyes fixed their glares on
Sheroo and the collective power of it made him cringe.
Sheroo was not in a great mood as he trudged* back home. He dropped his bag on the sofa, looked into the fridge before shutting it with a bang and went off to wash his face. His mother called out from the kitchen: "I’ve kept milk on the table. Drink it before it gets cold. And don’t shut the fridge like that. See how it shakes!"
Sheroo came after a while and called out cheerfully, "Ma, where is the cold milkshake you’ve kept for me?"
Tina giggled and Dad laughed out aloud.
"What’s so funny?" demanded Sheroo.
