{"id":994,"date":"2021-12-27T04:02:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T04:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/takhte.in\/VoiceofViews\/?p=994"},"modified":"2022-01-25T10:17:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T10:17:53","slug":"the-view-of-a-wasp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/takhte.in\/VoiceofViews\/the-view-of-a-wasp\/","title":{"rendered":"The View of a Wasp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Keshav Kadyan
Arwachin international school
Grade – 8<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am a wasp. Yes, a wasp. Don\u2019t be alarmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I do not sting until I am put in danger. So many of you must be scared of me. I am not going to bite yet. So yeah, this is a story about me interacting with a human for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It all started at my nest. My nest is in a red \u2019letterbox\u2018, as I have heard from the humans over time. The letterbox is on a red metal thingy, which I have listened to humans call a door. So the human moves the door every day and shakes. Yes, shakes! My whole colony is almost like an earthquake. One day, I saw why he did it, then I saw it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was taking out a monster. At least I thought it was a monster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a \u2018cycle\u2019. That\u2019s what the human called it. Oh, did I tell you that I can understand humanese (as my folk call it) all well, but humans don\u2019t even hear it when we are behind them, flying and shouting? So, one day, I tried finding out why he bothered us, and I decided to deal with him for once and all. A secret weapon is why human beings are scared of us\u2014my sting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next day, when he opened the door and shook my nest, I went and flew out of my nest. He got a little scared after seeing me, but I ran away and hid, and as soon his defense was low, I climbed on his back. You might think I should have bitten him there and then, but no, I would attack when it hurts the more; I needed to make sure I would kill or put him in pain for the rest of his life. I know it is a little harsh, but they make medicines for us as if we are some illnesses. So, I climbed on his back and held on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As soon as I was fit, I started climbing his back to the neck. I knew it would hurt on his face the most. I was petrified of falling, and I couldn\u2019t fly after him because he was too fast. So I held and climbed up. Then I reached just below his neck, and the wind was too strong up there, and I saw some water nearby and thought of my idea!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 4<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would bite him on the neck he would misbalance and fall. I have seen that people fall from their cycles many times. I stung him right there three times and left him. I knew I would die, but I didn\u2019t hesitate\u2014anything for my family. While I was falling, I waited for him to fall too, but he didn\u2019t. He did not fell. I didn\u2019t know what happened the plan was perfectly executed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Afterwards, I saw that he had two layers of skin. One was blue, the other peach coloured. I had stung the wrong skin. I thought of flying away, but I damaged my wing. I fell. This was the end. I was going to die; I didn\u2019t do anything. I felt sadness in me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I somehow saved and healed myself. And then I was flying, trying to find my nest, but then I saw that human again. Human and that cycle. You can\u2019t imagine how furious I was with him. I flew towards him as fast I could. Yes, finally, my revenge, I thought. What a fool I was to think? I arrived quickly, but he went away without even realising my arch-nemesis. He escaped. I encountered him many times; nonetheless, he ran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now I had the last chance, or I would give up my life. I saw and followed him and observed for a few days. After watching his routine, I sat on his outer skin that had changed colour and went to my home for the first time. I had no idea how much time. I went in and saw that those human medicines murdered my entire family and every wasp. I went to the human and started stinging him, but before I could even touch him, a giant human sent this smaller one away and put the medicine in my face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 7<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I died at the spot. And that\u2019s how I am here as a soul in the upper world. So how about you? Are you a human soul? I hate humans, but we can\u2019t be violent here. So tell me how you reached here?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human said, \u201cWell, you see the human down there. Yeah, he killed me. Nice folk his parents were. They are in the inner cleansing spa, I think\u201d.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wasp retorted \u2013 \u201cNice\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Photo Courtesy Eduardo-Gorghetto-Unsplash)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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