Folklore from SIMC

Premise:

Grandma is trying hard to put the child to sleep with a lullaby. The kid isn’t happy with the songs and wants a story instead. Grandma is more than happy to share a bedtime story which would forcibly put any child to sleep.

Story:

Once upon a time lived in a cyber village, the Kida christened DOLLA. As the famous nuisance creator in a far off village, he was in the habit of sleeping late, simply because he loved owls, bats and crickets. Even before A,B,C’s were taught, the intelligent Kida learned making Hindi words with it. Eg: B for Behen…, C for Choo…., He simply got into a habit of showering the words at will on anyone before him.

Fed up with his antics, the poor parents packed three bags and bound it tight with a bank loan. The train was destined to an unknown mountain perched between two valleys. Luckily, for the young Kida, his exile was a perfect breeding ground. The mountain in itself was devoid of civilization. As luck would have it, he got nocturnal friends, gifted with dictionaries without the words like culture, courtesy, manners, behaviour, society or co-existence. Life went on and on. Finally one night, a furore kept him awake, as someone tried to advertise his state of mind and creativity with paper cuttings/collage.

(The child eyes popped out)

Child: (curious, and in rapt attention) Then what happened grandma?

No response

Child: (More inquisitively) Then what happened, please tell grandma?

Grandma: The next day, ASID uncle, his caretaker, took up the case and the rest is history.

If anyone in that college was found to be awake for long, ASID uncle used to come and give a warning or two.

Child: (A little relieved, gives a deep sigh) and…

G: After some days, Dolly bunkida some classes, when a poor yem-yem / Midhun Murali Boy was leading.

The proclamation echoed deep in his heart, and followed in action, “Attendance mera janamsiddh adhikaar hein, and I will have it, chahe class mein hein ki nahi”.

Child: “Ayyo…Then..”

Nothing else. “Jaldi so jaaa, varna……… uncle aaake warning letter dega…” :-)

The frightened child goes to sleep without hearing the end of the story.

Even today, years after Dolla was reprimanded, folklores carry the story via Doll play, puppetry, adultery and what not!!!

The children who don’t sleep early are told the story with a last sentence

“ Jaldi so jaaa, varna……… uncle aaake warning …” :-)

Moral / Caution : Whenever things get out of hand, uncle has the authority to get free tickets booked to your hometown, but from the “caution!!!” deposit.