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Let my enemy trip.” Jivi : powered And tuftit to the old woman she said, pea fell your Veni to behave like a human being, and fot to collect the stray flock of the whole village E fhe old woman looked at Himmat. Pre yy “No, 16, Jos, | was On my way to the well when peel ie so I sat down. But she has a habit of 1A Oth the per me like this. The moment she sees me, she # HIG Hf iy = offence, What wrong have I done to her?” if AFH in “Listen, ivi, [don't want to fight with you. But if WF yey we bent upon accusing us then why did you come wo collect embers?” eae ange “Sometimes | come on some work; at times I come fy Mangu's sake. If you forbid me, I will never set foot rd d, But you allow me to come and then people make fun of me as if...” n complete the sentence. She was . Your old mother-in-law will eo witch. You can see we can’t font even talk to her. You keep UL US SO We also talk with you, taught you Something else, teach?” Jivi’s mother- aany OTHER STORIES ie rLEAMA se QUILT FROM T je scene of thi or 2” And she inspected the Re yebre a a courtyard sheltering her snow-whi shaking fingers ol inside mother-in-law to 80! Himmat sta “where are YOU g-cake at him. rh marks of embers then | am J was going straight home; wl ave that bundle of sticks in hei the dun; of both of you wi worth my name. did you have to le: yim." Jivi's mother-in-law screames 1, had my son killed, now why are you after thi woman? Damn you!” Himmatleft without paying attention to them, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law both simmered! Listen Veni, whatever animosity we may Jiviis still your cousin's wife. What good does It do! you if someone comes and makes fun of her it courtyard?” “Let people call us bac! As if we W ill need you retain our good name! Who would ever want fun of you! Worthless nuisance! Com® bhabb uuptthe pieces of the dung-cake and embers and let He used to address her in an insulting tanguase® spite and to make her feel inter"BP DUNGLOARH (7A 2 eyes, th Yebrow, 4 “Deave then there, Jivi, don't pick then up, Let thowe ember eONAUME their house! Coke iy, Veni burned with ange w anger “Diaten, Ole woman, don't aay suc N things, Brbers heat will net aflame your house 18 4 piew ; "Veni, Will you come inside? That witch will onty fot the forehey Jill you, Come fasice, my son.” Hers then yyy "Witeh? Ax if you are the goddess of some shrine! Aren'Tyou ashamed that at this old age you pamper your son like this! How ean you expect a poisonous creeper fo bear sweet fruits?” “Let our ereeper be what it is, Why do you eve vereamed,"livcih)® yet eyes in Our direction? You ve east an evil design on ye you after thi)” — Myson, Leave at once, oF else “Then why did the scoundrel bs Straight home, yj indle of sticks ny ASS My daug tothe inlaw eevee Mangu, Veni's mischievous son, came out t both law 4 plece OF roti in his hand and shouted, “Keb Ket We strewn all over, Well, That's rx wera gost wit 10% Will you please leave? I plead 0 sas (0 W is also Very shrewd Nobo TO her, Badhi, please go home. Who 1 ag here” And take Manga with you: Isso Will Never leave © back here.” WH pick up the pieces of thcFORIES 1 ERA MARIE ‘ann evreen id all over vive seatter and go and i ihem VP 1 mertily je cake, is it? The wouldn't ww haaket YOR hig we vant? Pie vad, your jg eake aye Hal ed we waunll know ny, bam ea whol ‘her, otherwise or to bring @ whole telling you, bring ome again, Don't 1 at funerals to Veni's mother live happily ant viet wanna # Linte if you ever * whieh ia carries 4 dead body jh wana veh a arawn Up fa fateh ener 4» brakent wake vale cake she wily twin & We Hight a fire te et wale aul Mangu elu (HY Come, Rai, Lwill Help you ple uP the pieces,” But when he saw grancliia'e ever he fell seared anc ran into the Jive mother tt Jaw waa hardly able to utter oof her failing health, But she had ehaiee buLta apeaky "Vi ate you coming or not pieces ola dungeeake, Let them be, It's ir fave be cursed! A have J and said, wart heeds are only full dungraake, Ler the #Eel hag, keep quiet or ele YOUN for i! Vent coulda t yentiaty hineell #Yau keep quiek you Venl’a nother intervene l How many times have Told you ste Can Melee Aiher ward bur ar cunie, She hax Jost everyting Alive Only (0 Hee Vs lose Everythi what? front ale i! , « wey J aay let everybory live for evel Ane coundrel®DUNG-CAKE /75 a. began panting with exhaustion. Darkness " 8athering with the intensity of the brawl. Yes, yes, we will go on living and you jealous people will keep Watching us and crying. Butcalm down alittle: Even neighbours maintain a litle bit of goodwill Ifnotus then let our neighbours have it, as people say And you, after all, happen to be family.” “The family can go and perish in the cremation r come Again, Do arried at fu sill di or At Funes ground! i rody,” Veni’s mot, “But one can’t just go to the cremation ground and die on one’s own.” Veni gave back: “I was there to ‘id, “Come, kakiyj lead the funeral procession of Nathubhabha. And when ..” But when he sr Jayram died then also, even though you were not ran into the hos talking to us, since I was present | led the funeral with a dung-cake to light a fire to the pyre. Who else from to ute! able have come forward to lead with a yealth. But she hs rol T# « added, “And you are screaming immortal? Even if you two curse life, does my son have a choice funerals with a dung-cake?” her mother-in-law and struggled to my son, but you will goto heaven 1 by him, after he performs 's mother said while going inside the mother-in-law and puttingwill die well. 5 A , very cold, is i? pat torn quilt, pl old woman and sa = house without 2 al nat an ina , bring cast for grain. S who hire daily cash for daily wages if 1 had sold this bun s we would also ne« ar, Neve rf wage lab< er mind, de: of wind came , close that door props gushit ip already closed The oor. It has alm«Wate, i you tag Y 1 wig “Never mind, dear, but liste Se on te tS that I die, Tam old you k red. Wh hey of late; everybody is af Y Wiig, chance, do one thing. Wil USt be roaming intey Without seeing each EME at once” As 5 as if they were two ghosts t2 and said, “At bens an a r “Well! You won't do it? Can't you do even thi Are you feeling eat auch for me?” Jc, is it... Will yur “But what is it? First tel 1 quilt, please” “See, when I die you 4 ani sits’ funeral with a dung-cake. If V without: be someone else does it my soul wil! ; told you. Tell me, will you be able to dc bomalan ss) Si all huddled up in the cold, muttered in semi amber nO consciousness, “Yes, of course, where's the problem? give* ef Iwill drive everyone away. They will all feel strange we € but So what? If Veni lights the fire to our dead iy Posies with his own hand, we are sure to go to hell! : re with their embers, ‘Sfor sure.” y a. Let him Jead the funerals oth ar ‘with dung-cakes... give me your ro d 4, you yourself will lead my funeral with a ge oo oe Fa Tee wl tead ic es they both felt h other so that I know! urself lead the ni’s son or Now I havepf you ase ave, “yes. But! won't be ave iaugh- o's only if you Are Aine Lead the funeral yours Witte 2 Gi20g,< 67 steps 25 you cap, and then 4 hi hue 4 mourners, O29" near the door geen |PLAST DUNG-CAKE / 79 on the roof of the opposite house aré alveudy Aer with sunshine! “Listen, will you please wake up’ YOu #6 Aor talking to me on purpose. It was father ad wrens who fought with you, not me. If you dos’) mile eo 4 now I will really burn you with my beedit “You want embers? Why didn’t you roll se” would have sneaked some for you. Father 194 wv are like that!” There was a dung-cake near she He broke it into pieces and lit the fire with the onff -# the bidi he was smoking. But who would stir or move’ “Now it’s your fault if you do not move or were his aurit’s hand with the seed Trarislated bry Svat