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"Ammede! What will I do now?" Unnikuttan whined, lying flat on the mat.

Hesitantly, Unnikuttan tried. The top wobbled and fell. His stones sank with a heavy dunk . He tried again. And again. muthu malayalam magazine

"Appuppa, tomorrow, can we draw a new map and look for the 'hidden well' you talked about?" he asked, his eyes shining.

"This was your great-grandfather’s," Appuppan said. Hesitantly, Unnikuttan tried

Appuppan closed his newspaper and chuckled. "Come, Unni. I want to show you something."

Inside, Unnikuttan expected gold coins or jewels. Instead, he found a rusty spinning top ( pambaram ), a set of painted stones, and a thin, hand-drawn map. He tried again

Unnikuttan hugged her. "No, Muthassi. Appuppan has a better story. A secret one. And I am the hero of it."