Ting Tong

Lubaina Bandukwala

Whenever
I
try to sleep,

Ting
Tong
The doorbell rings.

Now
I turn
the other side, and...

BUZZ, BUZZ
the mobile goes.

Once again, I give
it a try,

and this time
it’s a...
DONG!

TRING TRING!
What was that?

A bicycle
rushing by!

“What?”
says
Mamma seeing me up, “Aren’t
you asleep still?”

“But
Mamma,” I tell her
with my eyes, “How can I sleep?”

“ TING, BUZZ, DONG, TRING!
The whole house is full of rings!”