Junior Vocab
Funny Voices and Secret Codes
Maya: "Rohan, listen! My voice sounds so funny today."
Rohan: "Say something then. I’m busy making my paper boat."
Maya: "Ahem… ahem… ‘Ribbit, ribbit.’"
Rohan: "Whoa! You totally croaked like a frog just now!"
Maya: "I know! My throat feels scratchy, like I swallowed chalk dust."
Rohan: "Maybe you shouted too much at cricket yesterday."
Maya: "I only yelled when you ran the wrong way."
Rohan: "You still croaked so loud that even the crows flew away."
Amma: "What are you two arguing about while my dosa gets cold?"
Maya: "Amma, listen to my voice. It’s all… croaky."
Rohan: "See? She croaked again! Like that frog in the rainy gutter."
Amma: "Hmm, sounds like your voice is tired. Have some warm rasam first."
Maya: "If I drink it, will my voice stop croaking?"
Rohan: "Don’t fix it yet! I like when you croak our secret code."
Maya: "Fine. One last time. ‘The laddoos are hidden…’"
Rohan: "‘…under the blue box,’"
Maya: "We both croaked it together! Now rasam, please."
Amma: "Yes, little frogs. Drink up before you croak the whole house down."