Category: A10 — AMMULU STORIES AND OTHER FUN FOUNTAINS

  • Why that question ?

    “If a dust enters your eyes, that can be washed off; if a thorn pricks your feet, it can be pulled out. But if a suspicion on the husband’s integrity crops up in your heart, it can neither be washed off nor pulled out “
    “You have any one in mind when you made that statement, Ammalu?”
    “Why that question?”
    “Had you looked at my face while making that statement, I wouldn’t have posed that query to you, Ammalu. You looked at the empty space !”
    Hyderabad,
    Jan 23, 2013

     

  • Where to look for the meaning and spelling of words.

    ‘The umbrella you purchased yesterday, has more holes than the stars in the night sky, Ammalu.”

    ” But that was the simile flashed by the shop fellow when I handed over him the currency note, I had picked from your shirt pocket !”
    ” Wonder why you women are interested in searching my shirt pocket. My steno Sundari also does it. I guess that, it is she who would have replaced my bank-fresh note with her dented and dilapidated one.”
    ”What business has that Asundari to meddle with your shirt pocket?”
    “Searching for meaning and spelling of words, Ammalu. Perfectness is her professional aim.”
    ”Here is the balance amount after buying the umbrella. Ask her to buy an Oxford Dictionary; that is the place to look for meaning and spelling of words. ”
    “And her professional perfectness?”
    ”I will take care of that part, when I meet her”.

    Hyderabad,
    Jan 13, 2013
  • Unexpected enjoyment.

    ” Why delay? The boy and girl have met . You too have met her parents and discussed. Go ahead and distribute the invites “”There is a minor problem. That old man’s demand is more than what I expected”
    ” How much dowry does he want?”
    ” Two lacs. I am prepared for 1.5″
    ” His demand is quite reasonable. That is the market rate now for a groom”
    ” The girl doesn’t want to live with us”
    ”Which girl wants to live with her in laws, these days?”
    ”She doesn’t want to leave their aged parents alone”‘

    ‘What a compassion !”
    ”She wants them to live with us”
    “Let them. After all, they will be your relatives and company of elders is enjoyable”
    “She wants us to meet her household expenses including  house rent and  car maintenance etc.”
    ”Your money goes to your son and his family only. For whom else have you saved?”
    “True, true” “Then why delay ? Shall I book the hall ?”
    ”Guess you can do it, but don’t engage a photographer”
    “Wonder why. These days weddings and upanayanams are taking place only for the photo albums and videos”” Give me your ears;  She doesn’t want to be photographed along with my son, as her friends expected her to marry a more handsome man.”
    “Sit closer; The above conditions were from the girl, your son is marrying soon. He is scared to tell you and wanted you to know through me. My son is already married. Enjoy the company of an old couple !
    Hyderabad,
    Jan 13, 2013
  • A shameless husband

    ” How long are you going to sit in a corner weeping for your wife? She is not going to come back”‘
    ”I know that . That is why I am weeping. Who will wake me up, every morning from now on,  with a cup of freshly roasted and pounded and just made hot coffee, in her hand , from now on?”
    ” Cho, cho, poor kuppu. How you miss her!”
    ‘Who will wait at the door of my bath room with  tooth brush, paste, soap and bath towel every morning, from now on?”
    ” I share your agony, but has no words to console you, Kuppu.”‘
    ”Who will wait at the dining table with hot favorite, tasty food, and see me off to the office, with my lunch box and when I return, remove my sox and shoes ?”
    “And, during those nights when I return home late, wait for me at the dining table, with sleepy eyes and empty stomach and  press my legs when I hit the bed, till I slip into sleep?”
    ” You are my friend and I want to help you. If I get a woman to do all the above jobs for you, will you be happy ? ”
    “Indeed.  When will you come with that woman?”‘

    Hyderabad,
    Jan  19, 2013
  • Why should he go to Kasi, now

    “அம்மா, ஆரோ வந்திருக்கா, பாரு “

    ‘ஒன்னோடு அப்பாடி , காலிலே விழு, போ ”
    ‘அவர் எங்கே இருந்தார் இவ்வளவு நா ?”
    ” பொறந்தது பொண் என்று தெரிஞ்சதும் காசிக்கு போனார் ”
    ‘இப்ப எப்படி மனசு மாறித்து ?”
    “ஒனக்கு வேலை கெடச்சு நல்ல சம்பளம் வாங்கறேன்னு ஆரோ
    சொன்னார் . வந்தார் அவ்வளவுதான் ”
    ‘வேலைதான் போயிட்டுதே ?”
    “அவரும் அதோ திரும்பி போறார் பாரு ”
    “காசிக்கா ?”
    “இல்லை வேலை தேட ”
    “அது எப்படி அம்மா இவளவு கரக்டா சொல்லரே ”
    “ஒன் முகத்தை பாத்துட்டு எந்த அப்பா தான் காசிக்கு போவர் ?”
    “அப்போ, நான் பொறந்தப்போ முகத்தை பாருக்கலையா ?”
    “இல்லை . அதுதான் சொன்னேனே . பொறந்தது பொண் என்று கேட்டதும் காசிக்குக்கு போயிட்டார்ன்னு ”
     
    Hyderabad
    Jan 16, 2013

  • "You have eaten my head, man!"

    ” கோவர்தன கிரியை தலையில் தாங்கிநீரா ஸ்வாமி ?”
    “என்னையா பெரிய விஷயம், ராவணன் கைலை மலயயே தூக்கலையா ?”
    ‘கோபச்த்ரீகளின் ஆடைகளை அபஹரிதது உண்மை தானே , ஸ்வாமி ?”
    “அமாம் அய்யா , திரௌபதிக்கு bail, பைலா என்கேன்தையா ஆடைகள் அனுப்பினேன் ? எனக்கு என்ன ஜவுளிக்கடை ன்னு நினைப்பா ?”
    ‘குதர்க்கமா பேசரார் ஸ்வாமி , கோபம் போலே இருக்கு .”
    “நானா குதர்க்கம் பேசறேன் ? புஸ்தகத்திலே எழுதி இருக்கு இல்லே ? அப்பறம் எதுக்கு இந்த விசாரணை ?
    பட்டதிரி கேட்டார் , தீக்ஷிதர் கேட்டார், அப்பொழுது சரியா பதில் சொன்னீரே ஸ்வாமி ”
    “அப்போது தலையை அசைத்தேன், அவ்வளவு தான் ”
    “இப்போதும் அப்பிடி அசைத்து இருக்கலாமே ?”
    ‘இப்போது தலை எங்கே இருக்கு ? You have eaten my head, man!
    Hyderabad,
    Jan 13, 2013

  • The old man trecked faster

    “Things turning to worse” An young friend told me, “the death of romance is imminent”
    “Romance ?” I asked in surprise. “Hearing for the first time, from you ! Can’t believe that you could treck mountains!”
    “I could, though it was not an easy task. She was luke warm, but now she wants come home as a bride “.  He confided.
    “What a surprise gift!”
    ” Surprise of course, not a gift”
    “Kyom?”
    “She wants to marry my dad”
    Hyderabad,
    Jan 12,2013

  • Perumal's head ache

    ” பெருமாள், அப்பிடி ஆனந்தமா, அமோகமா பள்ளி கொண்டிருக்கார். பால் கடலிலே, அனந்த சயனர். காலை பிரஸ் பண்ணிக்கிண்டு இருக்காள் ஒரு பத்னி, தலையை பிரஸ் பண்ணிக்கிண்டு இனி ஒரு பத்னி”
    ” குரவே, பெருமாளுக்கு பாவம் கால் வலி, தலை வலி போல் இருக்கு ”
    “பதினான்கு வரிடம் காட்டிலே ‘லோ,லோ’ என்று நடந்தால் கால் வலிக்காதா , மடசாம்ப்ரணி?”
    “பத்தினியும் கூட, ‘லோ,லோ’ என்று நடக்கலயா? . அந்த அம்மாளுக்கும் கால் வலிக்குமே, குருவே ! அது சரி, பெருமாளுக்கு தலை ஏன் வலிக்கின்றது ?”
    “உன்னை மாதிரி ஒரு மடசாம்ப்ராணிக்கு ஜீவன் தந்துவிட்டோமே என்ற வருத்தத்தினால் தான் ”
    Hyderabad,
    Dec, 25, 2012

  • Too many claims

     
    ” Doctor Mohan, I am in a padma vyooham now. Come immediately and save me, please”
    ” I’m busy enjoying an ice cream cone with my girl friend. What happened Doctor ?”
    ” I sliced a skull. Don’t know how to seal it .”
    “So, it is your patient in the padmavyooham, not you. Call nurse Mary”
    “She doesn’t want to go near the patient. It seems the guy on the table is her husband”
    “Call Juliet, then.”
    ” She too claims that the patient is her husband. ‘the devil deserves a doctor like you’, she chides me.
    ” I’ll be there in another 5 minutes, Dr. We should save him, somehow. See in the meantime that no more woman come out, claiming the patient.  With the hospital’s limited resources, we have no money to settle  many claims. Oh, my ice cream has melted and slipped.”
    “Hope your girl friend also has slipped away”.
    “You are right, doctor. She is not here. But how did you know that?”
    ” She is here claiming that the patient is her husband”
     
    Hyderabad
    Dec 22, 2012

  • A favour earned

    “Patti ( grand ma), respecting your age and good deeds, I have already allowed you ten minutes extension and if you don’t follow me instantly, I will have to throw my rope bundle and pull you by neck”.  The lord of death issued the final warning.
    “Another 5 minutes, please ” the good old lady pleaded, “let me complete the task on hand”
    “What noble cause this worthy woman is anxious to complete !” wondered Dharma Raja and unable to contain his anxiety, peeped through the window.
    Patti, the grand ma, was polishing her nails !
    “At 95, this woman sits on the floor, stretching her limbs, bends her body and prunes and polishes her nail !” He could not contain his surprise.
    Yes, you guessed right. He gave her 20 minutes.
     
    Hyderbad,
    Dec 19, 2012