With Easter approaching fast and not having acquired a wooden kite to fly my brother, Clarence and I were worried. We explained our dilemma to the gardener. He convinced us that our fears were unfounded and we could build our own wooden kite.
Up to that time we could only build ‘pointer broom’ kites -using the spines of the coconut tree leaves. These were not very efficient kites. They were prone to breaking easily and had disastrous flying records.
The gardener then proceeded to lead us through the steps of making our own wood kite with old pieces of board laying around our yard. And assisted by my aunt Yvonne who provided us with some of her greaseproof paper and some colored Barbados Kite Paper, we built two ‘singing engine’ kites with big bulls so that they could hum in the air. The kites, having been completed, were put to the test flight. They flew so high they hummed so loudly it could be heard for miles, our hearts could not stop pounding with happiness. Then out of nowhere a strong gust of wind blew and pop went the twine (Crochet #0) and away flew the kites
Once Upon an Easter 
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