Part 10: Why my name is SHIBI ?
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SHIBI’s DIARY
My name is SHIBI, I am 6 months old Beagle puppy and this is my diary. In this diary, I shall write about my life. You may question, ‘Can dogs write? What stories do they have to tell? They only eat, sleep and bark.’
‘Yess…Why dogs cannot have stories? Are we not living beings? Do we not go through tough times? Is our life honky-dory always as they show in movies?’
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Part 10: Why my name is SHIBI ?
Sitting in the sun, enjoying the slurpy breeze, I heard someone shouting SHIBI… SHIBI….!
I looked around and could not find anybody. The voice was so similar to my Big-Bro but I know it was not of my Big-Bro as there was no smell of him. I am a scent-hound, I can smell anything, even over long distances.
I know my Big-Bro is gone to another place, leaving me here with Papa and Momma. I am trying to be a good girl as he took promise from me, patiently obeying all that momma tells me to do. I go for my walks regularly. I play with my building friends Ansh, Kushal, Harsh and Raju… but inside me every second I long for him.
I am waiting for him to return, counting the days. How many days? That he did not tell me. Meanwhile, I have only memories to cherish, and one such story was about my name.
I remembered, how on our first meeting at Jack’s shop he had called me, ‘You are my SHIBI’.
‘SHIBI’ what a funny and unique name. I was always curious to know the meaning of my name. One day while munching the chicken nuggets together, I asked Big-Bro, ‘What is the meaning of my name?’
He laughed, ‘Why do you want to know? Go and google yourself!’
I barked, ‘Woof! Are you making fun of me? How do I google? I don’t know ABCD…I don’t know how to use a computer!’
He said, ‘Don’t you like your name? If you don’t then let me know, and I will change it.’
‘I like it but I want to know the meaning.’
‘Forget it then.’ He said and then opened up his laptop.
‘Let me google!’ And I tried to get onto his laptop. I looked at the screen but did not understand any jargon. He laughed as I made my face and got down.
My curiosity was not satisfied, so I went to Momma and asked her, ’Why my name is SHIBI?’
Momma was surprised, ’I never thought names matter to dogs too. Why are you so interested?’
I quickly made up a story, ‘my dog friend Bingo once asked me the meaning of my name.’
Momma started laughing out loudly, ‘Oh! Dogs have such discussions, what else do you discuss? What your master feeds you, how he behaves etc…?’
I was taken aback. Momma was right on the target but why I should let her know what discussions we dogs do? So, I stayed stuck to the point, and asked her again, ‘Tell me the meaning of my name, and why I am named SHIBI?’
Momma said, ‘Oh, you seem to be very serious about it?’
‘Woof! Woof!’ I replied.
She said, ‘SHIBI means nothing. At least, I am not aware if it means anything.’
‘WOOHOO! WHAATTTT.’ I was totally surprised. ‘Then why?’
‘Yes, it means nothing. But surely there is a reason behind the name.’
She then opened up the laptop and showed me pictures of a dog. I had never seen any dog of that breed.
‘SHIBI, this is Shiba Inu, a Japanese breed dog. Your Big-Bro was a big fan of this dog, he always used to watch its videos, and follow all sorts of news about it. Shiba Inu is a very high-demand breed. He wanted a Shiba Inu for which he had paid a good sum of money to Jack. But Jack failed to deliver to it even after 4-5 months. Big-Bro then brought you from his shop, you know all that story, and that’s why he named you SHIBI.’
‘Is it so? I was not his first choice?’, I was a bit disappointed.
‘SHIBI, don’t act like a newly-wedded bride who has come to know about her husband’s love stories. You are no less than any other dog!’ Momma scolded me.
I rolled my puppy eyes, and tears came out easily. Momma immediately hugged me, ‘SHIBI, what’s in a name? He loves you so much, we all love you. You were destined to come to our house. You are my princess!’
‘Is it? Your Princess?’ my eyes shone with happiness.
‘Yesss! Very much.’ Then Momma kissed me on my forehead.
Happily, I ran out of the room, to the Big-Bro. He was busy on his laptop. I pounced on his head, and he looked behind.
He was surprised to see my brimming face, ‘What happened SHIBI? Why are you so happy?’
‘I have come to know the reason behind my name. Momma told me.’
‘Oh! Are you not upset then? I thought the reason would make you sulk.’ Big-Bro said surprisingly.
‘Because Momma said, I am her Princess.’
Feeling blissful, I lay down on the floor and bared my stomach, for him to scratch.
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‘SHIBI…SHIBI…’, I heard Momma shouting my name, and I came out of the flashback. I got up, shook my body, straightened it and ran to Momma.
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