Where the birds fly
The short story : Premraj K K
He asked: “Can you eat a watermelon in one sitting? “
Everyone looked at each other and laughed.
“How can that be done? “
Shankunni Nair stood up and looked at all of them and said, “It is not possible.
Everyone was happy to see that they were right.
Shankunni Nair continued: ‘But I’ll tell you a trick.
But he looked at her the way she had told him.
He picked up a watermelon weighing three or four kilograms that he had kept nearby.
Then one of them said, “Since he comes with every performance like this, we have time pass.”
Another said: “That’s what it is.
Shankunni Nair took out a Swiss knife from his pocket and started cutting the watermelon
“Come quickly…
Shankunni Nair: “Oh. But don’t eat it.
“If you can’t eat, why not? “
“I’ll show you…
Shankunni Nair cut the watermelon into twenty pieces and placed them on the table. Then he said, “Take every one of the pieces.”
Everyone gathered together and began to eat.
Naira looked at him with a small smile. And one of them said, “Isn’t that so? “
Shankhni Nair said: “No… when we go to a house for the first time, we take some sweets with us. “
As they ate, they laughed and thought.
After everyone ate the watermelon, Shankunni Nair continued.
“Where’s the big cat? It’s not over? Don’t you think I could eat another piece or two? “
Everyone nodded in agreement. said one of them.
“Oh, is there anything else? But hurry up. “
Shankar: “Not at all. What do you understand by that? “
“It’s so much fun to eat a bunch of watermelons”
Shankunni: “That is also true, if you eat something by giving it to others, it will be very enjoyable. “
One man said: If you join together, the mountain will also fall.
Shankunni Nair: “Oh, you are still in that old class.”
“What do you understand by that? “
Shankunni: He laughed and said, “If you have a sharp weapon, you can knock anyone down.”
“Are we supposed to carry guns?”
Shankunni: “No… Our tongue is our weapon, and we can gain many things by using it. “
‘That’s right’
“Look at the two sides of it.
“Where are the two sides? “
Another said, “There are two sides to it.”
Shankunni: “That’s not it… your answer works only after using the knife. “Before I use a knife.
“That’s”
“That is, before and after using the tongue”
Shankunni Nair: “But one more question… How many more pieces can each of you eat? “
One said: Let us eat ten more like these.
Shankunni: “Then it is half watermelon. “
They all had something to say. Some people’s minds are on fire. Some nodded their heads, some clawed their fingernails, and others stood up.
While preparing such a ‘chilla “in the city, Shankunni Nair had only one thing in mind – a place for people like him to stay. “
This’ chilla ‘was built by adding five acres of land of the village which was received when the floor was divided, a partition made after working and the amount received after leaving the job. He lived in the house until his wife died 20 years ago. To the childless man, the apartment looked like a nest of flying kittens. How long without it!
There was a woman who used to touch the floor and wash the dishes. But when she went back to Bihar with her husband, she decided to do the work herself and not hire anyone else. The house seemed to be empty.
It’s now been five years since this thread started.
The first decision was to rent the house and accommodate a few people like me, but the owner decided to buy it on his own, thinking that if people gather in the rented house, there is a possibility of causing trouble.
At present 22 souls including Shankunni Nair are residing here. A man who helped. Therefore, many people jokingly say that this is not a “chilla,” it is a “district.”
At the time of purchase, the house had four bedrooms. But the walls of the three bedrooms on the upper floor were demolished and turned into a large hall. Above it is a large terrace.
In the hall there is a TV with a size of sixty inches. The office room is a room on the ground floor. He asked why there was another room. There’s reason for that. That’s where the storage room is. There are CCTV cameras and other things. Laundry machines and grinding and grinding machines are placed on the slope adjacent to the kitchen.
In addition to human residents, there are five dogs, a bunch of rabbits, a number of non-resident cats and ornamental fish. The garden is a verdant one, full of flowers, foliage, orchids, jasmine, pichchis, mandarins, marigolds and hibiscus.
There are also patients with disabilities. A ramp has been constructed from the first floor to the ground floor. Those who are unable to walk should be brought to the ground floor in wheelchairs. Only Rashid Mash is now unable to walk.
He had been abroad for some time. Sisters and brothers were placed on each floor. They kept the house. I didn’t have time to get married. He was old by the time he got it. However, the stroke came when he came home from abroad with the intention of getting married. He was undergoing treatment for quite some time. I didn’t see any great benefit. Realizing that he had run out of money in his hand and bank, he was dropped to the street from the Ayurvedic treatment center.
It was at that time that Shankunni Nair started planting “Chilla.” He brought Rashida here. Rashid thus became the first resident of Mash Chilla. It is not correct to say that. The correct word is part of the tree.
From the top of this’ Chilla ‘a lake can be seen at a distance. People have made a path around it. People walk in the morning and evening. Maybe the children will see. There is a big tree next to it. It is a common sight to see young people under it.
Many birds flock to the lake at times. If they come prepared, they will stay on the lake shore for weeks and months. In those days the shore of the lake will be resounding with their tidings.
Two years ago, some anti-social elements started shooting them and soon some bird lovers came forward and stopped them. Signs have been put up there. “Hurting birds here is punishable”
He has earmarked the pension of Shankunni Nair, who retired from the electricity department, for its management. Also, some of the relatives of the inmates sometimes send something. Some organizations are providing food and shelter. Two years ago, one such organization installed a machine to purify drinking water here.
When he was eighteen years old, Abby wandered away from the orphanage, not knowing where to go. Then I worked in a tea shop. Strain the tea, grind the rice, put the rice and curry so that when you go to bed after doing all the jollies, it will be midnight. I get up at five in the morning and go back to work.
One day a man gave food to all the people in the ‘chilla’. They decided to celebrate their son’s birthday. The baby was given a shirt and a moustache as a gift to all the children. The food was brought by Abby.
AB looked around as he was getting ready to give everyone food and wash the dishes. Nair asked him. “What are you looking at?
AB: Sir, how many people are there now?
Shankunni Nair laughed and asked: “You brought the food, so you know? “
AB: “I didn’t see that, sir, the boss put it all in the papers, and I brought it, that’s all. & quot;
Shankunni: Now we have 22 people
AB: There are so many people in this house! ! ! “
Shankunni Nair: ‘You can do whatever you want’
A: Really? “He didn’t believe it.
Shankar: “What are you doing? “
AB: What? “
Shankhni Nair: “Let’s go together”
That’s how AB came to be. And he wasn’t going anywhere. This is his world now.
The meeting will be held every month. Present the figures of the income and expenditure of the last month, if someone has difficulty in presenting it or if there is something else to be said, it can be that too.
Shankunni Nair said: Do you know where the birds go when they are old? “
Anthony said: Wherever you go, you die, that’s all.
Yes, he will die, but where will he go? Have you ever seen a dead bird?
“Yes, on the road.
Shankunni: It could have been thrown by someone or it could have hit an electric wire.
Anthony: It could be.
Shankunni: “When the birds know that the time of their death has come, they will be alone and will not associate with anyone. And when it dies, it falls to the ground. Ants and insects will eat them. “
Antony: “Isn’t that the way it should be?
Shankunni: “In the same way, almost all the animals, even the monkeys were given a boon by Lord Rama. After death, the body should be allowed to settle down as soon as possible. “
“It’s not just that people die.
Anthony: We’re not going to be in bed that long.
“I don’t sleep like that.
“What is it?” asked Antony.
“Will you bury me?
And then tears of joy welled up in his eyes.
Antony “Don’t say anything”
Then Shankunni Nair’s mobile rang, and he listened to the words from the other side. As soon as the conversation was over, he said: Sit down behind me and come with me.
Then Antony and Nandalal, who were talking, suddenly noticed Shankunni Nair.
“Come with me… “He said to them all, ‘Make arrangements for your food. We’ll be right back. “
The three of them quickly walked away.
Shankunni Nair and his friends went straight to the government hospital. When he got there, someone took him inside. A man is lying on a bed.
A nurse who was nearby said: When we went to his house, we found worms on his body. The bed is full of worms. There was little life left. That’s why he was sent to hospital. “
Naira looked at the man in surprise. He said he’d seen it somewhere.
The nurse continued: Thanks to God, life was saved
Anthony: I’ve seen him somewhere, I can’t remember where.
Shankunni Nair: That is what I am trying to remember. “
Nurse: His house is on the north side of the temple, eight or ten houses away.
Shankunni Nair: “Oh… now caught, artist Jithendran”
Nurse: “Yes, that’s how it is in the records. He’s now stable. It will take a few days for these scars to heal. All you have to do is dress every day. “I have some medicines to take.
Anandlal looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to him and called out to Antony, “What is this Jitendran? “
Antony took him aside and said: He is a great artist, writing, drawing, singing and dancing.
Nandalal: Then his family
Antony: What family, he is not married?
Nandalal: ‘Oh, good luck’
Antony: Yes, the lucky one… the lucky one.
“But he is an artist. Something…..
Anthony: When I heard it happened, a girl stayed with me for a while and then went off with someone else.
He said: “Oh, that’s good.
Shankunni Nair looked at them and gestured not to make any noise.
SANKUNNI NAIR: What should we do?
“You can’t keep him here any longer.
Shankar: “So?
“Then why did you come?
Shankunni Nair: “How do we take responsibility for this? “
Nurse: You need to do something, see a doctor.
Shankunni Nair: “Why is that?
The nurse stopped them as they were about to leave.
“Look, if nobody takes him in, we’ll put him in some ashram, that’s all we can do.”
Shankunni Nair: “Okay, let me think about it. We’ll be back tomorrow. “
Then there was a commotion outside the hospital.
Save Artist Jeetendra! Respect the artist! The hospital authorities should do justice. Ensure treatment for Jitendra.
“This is the situation,” he said. It started this morning, “he said.
Shankunni Nair was confused as to what to do. The doctor arrived. “Sister, his discharge note is on the table. Get rid of him today. Do you know that there are limited beds? “
The nurse looked at Naira. “Did you hear what the doctor said? There is no danger to his life. “
Shankunni Nair said: One thing we can do, we can take him to where we live, but until he is completely healthy, one of you has to come and take care of things. What is? “
“Doctor, what can I do? “The doctor looked at the nurse and said,” “Nurse, make arrangements for it, don’t forget.” “”
The nurse confirmed it.
They put Jitendra in a wheel chair and took him to the ambulance. Travelled
The protesters followed the ambulance.
They came to the shed. Then came the protesters.
They squatted in front of the gate and continued chanting slogans.
Shankunni came with a board and hung it on the gate.
“Hurting people here is punishable.
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