The kitchen was quiet, despite both their presence. Unusual.
“There are 23 ways to cook rice.”
“Okay.”
She swallowed that, and immediately countered.
“Why not 24? It is an even number, 23 is prime and inauspicious.”
“Aargh girl! Do you really have to challenge everything I say ? Okay, so there are million, trillion , gazillion ways of cooking rice .” She exploded into theatrics, threw her arms wide, and promptly knocked a saucepan off the stove . The saucepan fell to the freshly mopped floor with a bang and clang, spraying dry rice in all directions.
Sheena ran to rescue, with a broom and dustpan,”That’s right. Always rise to the bait.” She thought, clucking at the sheer wastage.
The lady droned on”There is Spanish paella, Italian risotto, Japanese sushi……”
Sheena sighed and crossed her arms. Then she impatiently interrupted,
“Can we START making biryani now.”
“There are 23 ways to cook rice.”
“Okay.”
She swallowed that, and immediately countered.
“Why not 24? It is an even number, 23 is prime and inauspicious.”
“Aargh girl! Do you really have to challenge everything I say ? Okay, so there are million, trillion , gazillion ways of cooking rice .” She exploded into theatrics, threw her arms wide, and promptly knocked a saucepan off the stove . The saucepan fell to the freshly mopped floor with a bang and clang, spraying dry rice in all directions.
Sheena ran to rescue, with a broom and dustpan,”That’s right. Always rise to the bait.” She thought, clucking at the sheer wastage.
The lady droned on”There is Spanish paella, Italian risotto, Japanese sushi……”
Sheena sighed and crossed her arms. Then she impatiently interrupted,
“Can we START making biryani now.”
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