Muthu Malayalam Magazine -

Unnikuttan hugged her. "No, Muthassi. Appuppan has a better story. A secret one. And I am the hero of it."

For two hours, the grandfather and grandson played under the mango tree. Appuppan taught him how to balance the top with a flick of the wrist. He taught him the secret angle to throw the stones so they would dance on water. muthu malayalam magazine

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Published in the spirit of Muthu magazine – where every story plants a seed of goodness. Unnikuttan hugged her

The best toys are not bought from a shop. They are passed down from love. And the best stories are not on a screen—they are hidden in the hearts of our grandparents. A secret one

Appuppan didn’t answer. He took the top, wound the string expertly, and threw it to the ground. Whirrrrr. The top spun like a blue blur. Then, he picked up three flat stones and skipped them across the small pond near the fence. Plip. Plip. Plip. The ripples spread wide.

"This was your great-grandfather’s," Appuppan said.