I am the ‘bed time story’ person in the family. Recently I
was telling an old Indian folk tale in which a man whose family is on hard
times decides to do away with his old father. The man takes his father in a
bullock cart to the forest – accompanied by his young son.
When they reach a clearing, the man starts digging a grave.
The inquisitive little boy soon bugs his father and is told that grandpa is of
no use anymore and is a burden on the family. The boy starts digging a hole on
his own. The man asks the little boy
what he is doing and is told “When you are old, I don’t want you to wait till I
finish digging a grave”. You know the rest of the story …
Well, after the story telling session, I enquired of Nandu on what she would do when I was old. Her reply - “Acha (father), you would definitely not be in the ‘no use’ category. You make good dosas” J
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