It morning now. Last night I went to
sleep early. It was too dark to see
anything outside. When the train stopped
early this morning, I woke up. It was Madgaon. That was written on the board at
the platform. Appa said that we were going through the state of Goa.
Sometimes, I can see small ponds, and
far away, behind the hills, more water. I can’t make out if it is a river or
the sea. The air is cooler, and not so dry as in Ahmedabad.
The train passed a ‘level crossing’. People
are waiting on both the sides of the crossing for the train to pass. There are
buses full of people, cars, trucks, autorickshaws, cycles, motor cycles, scooters
and even tongas and bullockcarts with people and goods in them.
Some people do not switch off the
engines of their vehicle even while waiting. There is a lot of smoke and noise.
I see some people going under the bars of the level crossing. How dangerous
this is!
At times our train crosses another
train. Unni and I tried to count the carriages in one such train, but both the
trains were going so fast. We always got confused.
Ö What was the difference in the scene
that Omana saw from Discuss Sometimes people cross the tracks even when the
crossing is closed.
sound of the moving train changed –
khud, khud, khud… I opened my eyes. Guess what I saw?
Our train was crossing a very big river,
on a very long bridge! As it was crossing the bridge it sounded very different.
The wheels rattled as there was no ground, only the tracks, and the water down
below. When I first looked down, I felt giddy. It was really quite scary!
The river down below was full of water
and had some boats. I could also see some fishermen on the banks.
I
waved at them, but I did not know if they could see me. Alongside our
bridge, there was another bridge for buses
and cars.This was built differently from ours. I think going over our bridge
was more adventurous!
The last few hours have been so exciting.
After breakfast, I climbed on to the upper berth to read my comics. It was
bright and sunny outside.
Imagine, if on the way there had been no
tunnels and bridges, how would Omana’s train have crossed the moutains and
rivers?
very tasty. The scene outside has changed
again.
Many people who were with us from Ahmedabad
have got off. People have also got on to the train from different stations.
Sunil’s family is getting off at
Kozhikode, which comes at around 6 O’clock. We have exchanged addresses and
plan to meet in Ahmedabad. You will also like Sunil and Ann.
On the way from Gujarat to Kerala
Omana’s train went through several states of our country. Find out and list
which states it crossed.
We have also started packing up. The
train will reach Kottayam in about
Tonight we will go to Valiyamma’s house.
Tomorrow, we will take the bus that will take us to Ammumma’s village. We all
are quite tired.
After all, we have been on the train for
two days. What a long journey it has been! We had a lot of fun. I will put my
diary away now. I will write again after we reach Ammumma’s house.
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