Pakora Dispute
Meera: "Mmm, Amma made hot pakoras! I’m taking the big round one."
Arjun: "Hey! I wanted that one. You always grab the biggest piece."
Meera: "No, I don’t. I just… pick fast."
Arjun: "You never even ask. It’s not fair."
Meera: "Fine, you take it then."
Arjun: "Now it feels like I stole it. I don’t want it like that."
Amma: "There’s plenty. Why are you two fighting when the oil is still singing?"
Meera: "Arjun says I always grab the biggest pakora."
Arjun: "Because you do! I tried not to fight about it, but I couldn’t."
Meera: "What do you mean?"
Arjun: "Yesterday I resisted shouting. I kept my mouth shut and ate the small one."
Meera: "You resisted shouting at me? You really stayed quiet the whole time?"
Arjun: "Yeah. I wanted to yell, but I pushed the words back down."
Meera: "I didn’t know you felt like that. My tummy was talking louder than my brain."
Amma: "Next plate is coming. This time, let your brain talk first."
Meera: "Okay. I’ll resist grabbing the biggest one. Arjun can choose first."
Arjun: "Hmm… I’ll resist being greedy too. I’ll take a medium one."
Meera: "Then I’ll take a medium one, and we can share the biggest one in half."
Arjun: "Deal. We both resisted being grabby, and now we get extra chutney too!"