A Rainy Day




 From the early hours of dawn the sky was cast with dark and thundering clouds, Very soon it started to rain an as the minutes passed the rain came pouring. As the pouring became more intense my mother collected all the pails.tubs and pots and put them in places where it was likely for the rain waters to leak through cracks and holes on the roof. The minutes passed into hours and still it went on raining.Fortunately mother had stocked some dry firewood in the kitchen and we 'had our morning tea. The lines of water hitting the roof produced a roaing sound. I huddled into a corner for warmth.

My problem of scooling for the day was solved when my father said he had met my teacher on the road and spoken to him. His advice was to keep me indoors as I would get wet and fall sick. After some time I was all the more happy when I was told that the school had closed due to bod weather. The roaring of the rain went on the hours. I looked out through the streams rushed to low ground.  The road was under a cover of umbrellas. Lots of plople in shops and buildings stood watching the rain. Motor cars moved slowly with all the glass shutters up and the wipers on the wind screen moving to and for it went on raining the whole day. By noon the news broadcast reported minor floods in some parts of the city and the weather forecast announced heavy rain for the next 36 hours.







   

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