by Pratigya Shrestha
It began with me going into a room, but first I had to get some stuff. I got stuffed animals and a lot of books. Then my mom did tika. It was red. She put it on my forehead, then I got inside my room and it had a bathroom and a bed, then my grandparents came since I could not see boys, my grandma, only. She gave me cards and nail things to do when I am bored. We played cards when my grandma went to eat, I did the nail art. After dinner, my brother(younger) gave me an earring clay kit to make.
When my grandma came back, we played one more game of cards. Then we went to sleep. The girls slept in one room and the boys in the other. Then my grandma gave me sweets, fruits, and popcorn. Then aunty gave me candy juice and fruits. Then we put a face mask on to be beautiful for the next day. The next day, I showered and it was like yesterday, but not the tika part. Then the next day, I showered again, but I got ready to get married to the Sun. I wore a sari, a head bun, and a lot of jewelry. Then my face was covered with a rag. I got tika on my head again and I looked at the Sun(there was no Sun we guessed). Then we looked at a lot of pictures. The sari was uncovered so I changed. There were fewer people in the morning than in the afternoon. Then we took more photos and people put tika on me and gave me money to congratulate me. At the end of the day, everyone was tired(my mom especially) but it was fun.
Pratigya is a 4th grader at Pleasant View Elementary School, Franklin, WI.