A hectic day at the hopsibal

Like all first days, this was a really tough one. Everyone had high expectations.
Rumple and Crumple were clamoring for milkshakes and iddlies. The llama tried to explain that this was a hopsibal and not a langar (where food is freely distributed).
My little babies are starving, Mama Hippolyta wept, even though they had crumbs all over them, in all the folds (or tyres) of fat encircling their bodies.

Meditator Giraffe came in with his kids to have their height measured, and said he would come every hour. Our height has always been a matter of survival for us, he claimed. What, you do not have a height measuring machine, what kind of hopsibal is this?

Meditator Rhino came with Junior (or was it Tiny) to have his horn measured. It seems a tad short he said. Could you recommend a tonic so my babies horn grows faster. Else we won't be able to get him married off when he grows up. Junior did not seem to have any idea what they were talking about.

Rumple and Crumple were complaining that the Magic Idli Machine and Frothy Shake Dispenser were nowhere to be seen. And Tiruswamy thought, we will need elefink guards around the food machines with patients like these.

Some painted storks were painting the hopsible sign "Bhagavan Ramana Hopsibul for Animalses", but then someone came in and said, No we heard it was the "Tiruswami Animal Clinick".

In all this commotion, the cubses had a quick conference. Some ideas were thrown up and then Spotty quietly slipped out and went away for a few minutes. Then he was back and they continued working as usual.

In a short while Balaswami and Fluffy swami came back and began remarking loudly that the Magic Idle Machine and Sundae Dispenser had been created and people were being called for a free lunch. Immediately a crowd gathered, with people asking where the free lunch was. They said, over the hill on that side.
Where exactly? people enquired.
Somewhere there, they pointed, and added, if you don't go fast, the food could get over. And it was great. We are just coming from there. Unlimited amounts of iddlies and chutney and buttermilk, and milkshake.

Immediately there was a stampede! Rumple and Crumple were in the lead, followed by the elefinks, and then the Rhino family and the giraffes, with Mama Hippolyta bringing up the rear.
They had been pointed to the pradakshina route, and Balaswami had told some people to keep pointing them further ahead. This way they would get to do a pradakshina, which wasn't too bad an idea, considering they needed to digest all that they had (over)eaten.

And so there was finally some peace at the hospbipal. Annamalai Swamy and Bhagavan came over together to enquire how things were. Bhagavan showed surprise at how quickly the hopsibal had come up. The cubs had that look which said that this is all your grace. It is you who have been sending all that we needed.

Bhagavan walked around admiring the setup. An air of peace pervaded the hospital. The doctors later remarked that they had never felt such peace in their lives before. Some of them had seen Bhagavan for the first time. Before He left, they prostrated before Him and sought his blessings.

As Bhagavan was leaving he had turned around and asked Mum Lioness, "Amma, where are the two Idli swamis today?"
Mum was speechless, she had no idea who Bhagavan was talking about. Her mind went blank.
Then Bhagavan laughed and said, "I mean Rumple swami and Crumple swami!"
Mum Lioness was still recovering from the first question. The cubs joined in the laughter. Tiruswami told Bhagavan that they had gone on pradakshina.
Bhagavan nodded his head, showing he was pleased with their decision.

After Bhagavan had left, one doctor remarked about Bhagavan, Such a handsome man. I wish I could find a groom like Him for my daughter.
The cubses giggled at this. All the others hid their smiles shyly.