The Barbie Doll

I and my wife call our granddaughter Malathy, Maalu. Her worldly arrival was greeted on her arrival day with a shower of flowers of snow. I wondered if what many people said this time about white Christmas was true. There were only three days left until Christmas. Snow continued to pour down continuously. When I first saw my granddaughter in a cradle in the hospital with my daughter in a bed next to her, Maalu was quietly asleep in the cradle with her finger in her mouth. Black hair and gold colour skin with long nails with apple-like cheeks is the appearance of my granddaughter. She is born two years after my grandson Vishwa. She was a nine-pound baby. It was not a few hours since she was born. She did not want to open her eyes and see the world. She was used to seeing the world inside her mother’s womb When the girl is born, my daughter has already decided to name my granddaughter “Malathy”. The name Malathy refers to love, art, tranquillity, music-minded etc My daughter wanted the name of her daughter to be short and linked with art and music. She would have foreseen the future of her daughter. My grandson who is two years elder or Maalu was named by my daughter Vishwaamithran the name of a famous Vedic rishi who chanted Gayathiri Mantra.

 By the side of Maalu in the cradle was a cute doll as her coronation.

“Who Gifted this cute barbie doll ?. It looks like an expensive doll, ”I asked my daughter.

“Who else? It is my very good friend Susy from Kitchener. The gift Susy brought with her when she came to see the baby. ”

"This is an expensive Barbie doll. It was created by Ruth in 1959 in memory of her daughter Barbra. Do you know that? I asked my daughter.

My daughter said to me that her friend Susy told her that, It was the only Barbie doll that was left in a store when she I searched the mall in Kitchener. She liked the doll and selected it as a gift for the newborn baby.

“What do you think the doll should be called ?:” I asked.

"The name Barbie is a beautiful, concise, appropriate name;"; Said, my daughter;

I said, "That's a good name."

My granddaughter was in an active mode when she was still in her mother's womb before she was born. Her movements could be seen on ultrasound. After the birth, Maalu showed her resistance by kicking her in the leg when the nurse tried to take blood from her leg for testing.

Within days of her birth, Maalu began to stare at Barbie next to her.

"Who are you to share a bed with me"? Was like her thought in Malu’s mind.

Myth is the unnamed age of the toy sharing her bed. Susy looked at Maalu and said, “ Maalu this is your friend Barbie. You can play with her now. You can talk to Barbie even if she doesn't talk. ” Susy introduced Barbie to Maalu. Barbie's unblinking big eyes and dotted shirt captivated Maalu.

Within a month, Maalu began talking to Barbie in her own language.

“My mom often changes clothes for me, but there is no one to change clothes for Barbie. Barbie in her dress and knickers; Maalu was worried that it would not change and would not bathe and tried to show her concern by her action. With the arrival of Barbie Maalu underwent a change. Maalu stopped sucking her thumb and hugged  Barbie tight. Barbie should always be near her while Maalu sleeps.

One day Maalu was surprised to see Barbie talking.

"HelloMaalu, how are you?" Heard a squeaky voice.

Maalu listened to Barbie speak and looked up in surprise and smiled.

"I want to give you a kiss Maalu on your cheek ", Barbie shook her head and kissed her. Maalu swayed one of her cheeks near Barbie.

Barbie gave Maalu a kiss on her cheek.

"Barbie umma ..." she replied and kissed Barbie. The following is a conversation between Barbie and Maalu. Little did she know that her grandfather was changing the voice to that of a child, just as Barbie was talking, and to shaking the doll`. Does Baby Maalu know that I have the artistic ability to act like a Ventriloquist? Maalu clapped and smiled as she thought Barbie was talking to her.

Maalu was a nine-month-old baby at the time of the incident. Maalu repeatedly kissed Barbie. Her action showed just how much Maalu loves Barbie. Maalu will take Barbie with her whenever she goes out with her mother.

It was raining that day. When Maalu went out with her mother, she missed her hand and fell in the rain. Barbie was soaking wet in the rain. She pointed at Barbie with her little fingers and began to cry saying, "Barbie, Barbie Rain. Rain " stopped crying only after she took my wife Barbie who could not stop crying and wounded her in the hair drawer. A smile on Malu’s face as Barbie gets back in hand. Her tears of joy fell on Barbie as she kissed Barbie. The scene touched my heart.

At the age of one, Maalu started calling Barbie by name. One day when I was going to the mall with my wife, my daughter and granddaughter, Maalu brought her friend Barbie. Before feeding Maalu a bottle of milk to drink before returning home; My wife found out that Barbie was not in Malu’s arms. Maalu started crying and refused to drink milk without Barbie. Everyone was terrified of missing Barbie.

 

My daughter and my wife got upset. We know that. Maalu will not stop crying. We immediately started looking for Barbie, Malu’s doll My wife gave Maalu another toy that looked like Barbie that she had in her bag and tried to convince her. She could not stop her crying. Maalu refused to accept the toy my wife gave her because it was not her Barbie. My wife and daughter went to the Mall in search of Barbie, thinking that Maalu might have dropped her Barbie while we were shopping. They returned without success I went looking for Barbie. It was only an hour left for the shops to close and we searched in all the shops where we were shopping. Malu’s Barbie could not be found. My daughter contacted her friend Susy on the phone and asked her shop from where she bought Barbie and if she could buy another Barbie doll. She said that is not possible as it was the only Barbie doll that was available at that store.

Tired of looking for Barbie, as we walked towards the car park, Maalu points to a Canadian woman walking in front of us and says in English, "My Barbie. My Barbie! ”Maalu began to cry. My wife found Barbie in the hands of the Canadian lady.

My wife went to the lady and said in English “Sorry madam. I have a problem with my granddaughter. She's been crying for a long time. ”

"Why is she crying? She may be hungry, give her some milk to drink he will stop crying.”

“ It will not work, madam. She cries in search of her friend Barbie. An hour ago, she lost her friend. ”

“Really ?. In that case, you should report the matter immediately to the Police post in the mall. They will find your granddaughter’s lost friend immediately, ”she said.

“Sorry, Madame. The police can't help, ”I said.

“Why is that?” The woman asked.

"My granddaughter's friend is a dol called Barbie. She is in your hand. That is my granddaughter's doll Barbie. ” I spoke.

" Oh, really? I found this toy on the ground in the car park. When the toy was picked up, I found that a car had gone over the toy. I was about to throw this dirty Barbie toy in the dustbin. Good time you found the Barbie doll in my hand before it is in that dustbin, ”she said

Maalu was listening to our conversation and her whole gaze was on the dirty Barbie in her hand.

"Even though the car has gone over on Barbie and is dirty, my granddaughter would be very happy to have her friend . ”said my daughter, who was with me.

The woman smiled and looked at Maalu in my daughter's hand. Maalu stopped crying and was stretching her hands to get her friend Barbie from the lady.

"Baby, what's your friend's name?" The woman looked at Maalu and asked.

Maalu pointed her fingers at Barbie and said, "My Barbie; Give me my Barbie; ” said pleading in her nursery English.

To fulfil Malu’s request, the lady immediately said, "Baby, here is your friend Barbie. Don't lose Barbie again. ”The woman handed over the Barbie doll to Maalu and kissed Maalu on the cheek.

With Barbie in her hand, Maalu; alternately kissed the Barbie. The crying stopped. Not letting that opportunity slip away my daughter took the bottle of milk that was in her handbag and started feeding milk to Maalu. The woman became the angel who helped us when we are in a crisis.