JUMPING CHICKENS ( make me ) JUMP OUT OF JOY !!!

Every year when the monsoon begins, this sound is very familiar. I might be wrong if i say thats its the sound of them crying, but whatever it is, it gets back the childhood memories back to my mind, for sure.Never thought even in my dreams that this would continue in the University Campus as well. Its real fun to go hunting for them and a great joy to catch them, although i missed it last year (because i was not sure about their presence in the campus) this year it was a different story. As the rains hit the university for the first time this year, Aditya quickly informed me that they were present here in large numbers (the devil inside me was quick to get up). The discussion about them began in the lab with mixed opinions coming from all sides. Many agreed about the fun and the good taste but a small group headed by Sid went in total defence. Alveena was already set to eat them while Sneha was quick to say “How can you do that ?”.Whatever be their opinions I had already made my plans and was waiting to go....

It was late in evening and almost everyone was busy working on their network projects (Network Project: really makes us slog these days) Pritam entered the lab and informed us that Jumping Chickens were making a big noise, my mind was quick to divert, i could'nt work on the project any more then, the curiosities of myself,Brenton and Sudhanshu took us out to check them, believe me we just went to check and came back catching one. Getting it to the department and everybody from the lab coming out to check that out, clicking snaps, that was really amazing.This was enough to motivate us to move out to catch more. This was after hunting for a good torch in both the wing of Boys hostel and until finding one with the security fellow. So we set out and returned back with 3 more. At this point of time we did decide to finish the hunt for the day (because we didnt have a good torch and whatever light the cell phones could provide was not sufficient). But the charging lamp from the department was enough to get more destructive thoughts in our mind and make us to go out and increase our catch. So we went back again and returned with another 6. Sudhansu was quick to spot them in the dark while Brenton spotted only one but that too turned out to be someones shoe sole.(Did we laugh at this ???? Ha ha ha). Sudanshu was moving with the Charging Lamp on his head trying to lit more area then what was possible. End of the day 10 was a good catch. Enough to inspire us to continue on next day as well.

But this time Brenton was replaced by Sudesh (why ????? , guess he was busy checking the UI of my new cell, mind you, i said i only guess and when it comes to guessing i'm really bad) and Bhiju was the new addition to the gang. As it was pre-planned in advance we did have the required weapons and a good torch with us this time.We also cover more area than the previous day (some places which i never visited in the campus ever before), but finished with only 8. It was good to see Sudesh running after them with a big stick as if he was going to hit some big animal. The Cops also intervened us but at that point of time there was only one jumping chicken with us and we said we are going back so they too felt pity on us (might be). Poor cops thought we would really go back. How was that possible, we continued and caught seven more after that, until we decided to finish it off.

Killing and cleaning them was really bad and i was the one who had to that. I has never done that before but had seen my friends doing it, so that was not so difficult ( i did struggle with the first one tough). When inquired with my friends about how was their performance back at home their count was 14, so our 18 was anytime better (so it gave me a sense of acheivement and made them jealous). According to the deal my job is now over and what remains is Brentons job to cook and serve. He should do it well, he is a good cook (saying this just to give me some feel good factor about how it will be when its being served)

So another advent of monsoon has just gone by and was a memorable one it was. I really dont know how it must have been for the Jumping Chickens coming out after more then six months (Herbination) and jumping out of joy to celebrate the advent of monsoon only to find us waiting to catch them and finally we end up jumping to celebrate the catch. And since i really dont know, let me also not think much about it.