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For hundreds of years stories, narratives and poems have helped heal the memories of previous massacres, genocide, dislocation and displacement. They give vent to childrens curiosity and playfulness while building hope and resilience, but most importantly can heal trauma. While stories are a powerful pedagogic tool, they are also a beautiful therapeutic tool. Camp elders in some indigenous tribes who are skilled storytellers can recount tales that engage and when needed uplift the human spirit. Human existence revolves around storytelling and play.

You will remember this time you have spent with Ati (my grandmother) and Ravi mama (my uncle) for the rest of your life.” Here I am, at 40, narrating the story of the “best” worst Summer vacation I ever had, to you. The little me however, was thrilled to be told this story - “Rinku (as she lovingly called me), the chickenpox magically affected only you, because you are special, and I always wanted to have you all to myself, so that we could do things together without any rules. The “big-me” would call that “brave” and unnecessary.

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My absolutely devoted grandmother whose heart was full of abundance dropped everything that was a priority to her, and gave me preference before all else. I could not understand why I was not allowed to leave home or meet with other children. My little sibling and parents left me with my grandmother. I had just contracted a particularly bad case of the chicken-pox. The longest I ever (against my will) stayed at home was in the summer of 1989. I, likewise, dedicate this article to the child in all of us. I will dedicate the book to the little boy Read this book for dedicating it to a grown-up… I ask the forbearance of the children who may Much like Antoine de saint-exupéry in his book “The little prince” writes a dedication :

They too, afterall, live in the same big world as us. The present pandemic has become so much about big people and our big problems in this big bad world that we might have neglected little people and their narratives altogether. The symbolism of the song while macabre-'we all fall down” indicates collective death-it was used to make meaning of tragedy through the medium of rhyme and play. Usually, children hold hands and sing the song in a circle and when the last line is sung, they imitate the gesture of falling down. It was popularised during London’s great plague of 1665. This popular childrens rhyme dates back to the Black death or bubonic plague of the 1300s.

Ringa Ringa roses, pocketful of posies, husha busha! We all fall down We recommend the following site for comprehensive information regarding the Bubonic Plague.Ring-a-ring o’roses, A pocketful of posies, A-tishoo! A-tishoo! We all fall down. The English version of 'Ring around the rosy' replaces Ashes with (A-tishoo, A-tishoo) as violent sneezing was another symptom of the disease. The term 'Ashes Ashes' refers to the cremation of the dead bodies! The death rate was over 60% and the plague was only halted by the Great Fire of London in 1666 which killed the rats which carried the disease which was transmitting via water sources. Pockets and pouches were filled with sweet smelling herbs ( or posies) which were carried due to the belief that the disease was transmitted by bad smells.

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The symptoms of the plague included a rosy red rash in the shape of a ring on the skin (Ring around the rosy).

The historical period dates back to the Great Plague of London in 1665 (bubonic plague) or even before when the first outbreak of the Plague hit England in the 1300's. The words to the Ring around the rosy children's ring game have their origin in English history. Connections to the Bubonic Plague (Black Death)?

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