Vasantham Marupadium

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Tamil story of an Indian boy, led by his mom into her cave.
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Ammaa paarththuvitaal. Naan kaippuzhuththi adiththuk kondiruntha kaatchiyai ammaa paarththuvittaal. Naerukku near appadiyae appattamaagap paarththuvittaal.

Aval shopping poavathaagathaanae Vijilaa aunty-idam sonnaal? Ammaa bedroom-il irukkira phone-um hall-il irukkira phone-um parallel connections. Ammaa Vijilaa aunty-idam paesiyathai naan hall-il irukkira phone-ai eduththu ottuk kaettaen. Ammaa shopping poavathaagaththaan sonnaal. Shopping entraal aval veedu thirumba irandu moontru mani naeramaavathu aakum. Eppadi udanae veedu thirumbinaal?

Kathavaith thaazh poadaamal kayyil sunniyaip pidiththathu thappaagap poayvittathu. Appaavukku Dubai-il vaelai. Ammaa mattumthaan veettil. Avalum shopping poayvittaaal entra dhairiyaththil...chae!

Naan kaimutti adikkak kaaranamae ammaathaan. Veedu kootukira poathu, marraappu othungka, blouse-il mael irandu hook vilakik kidakka, than paruththa mulaigalaik kaattikkondu, makanae aanaalum vayasup paiyan enkira unarvum illaamal aval kuppai koottik kootti en mansil kottik kotti... avalai aval mulaigalai ninaiththuththaan kaippuzhuththi adiththuk kann moodi irunthaen. Avalae athaip paarththu vittaal.

En sunni kappaik kizhangu poal viraiththup paruththu, uriththa peru vengaayam poal puzhuthtip puzhuththi, kaippidikku mael thalai neettith thaaviyathai ammaa paarththu vittaal. Paarththu, aval appadiyae vaasalil urainthu nintru vittaal. Avalaik kanda padapadappil naanum kattilai vittu appadiyae irangki vittaen. Appadi irangkiyathil pidiththiruntha kaiyum vilaka, ariyaamalae, en moththap poolaiyum aval kaatchikku vittuvittaen. Aval paarvai, viraiththu nintru vetti vetti oanaan poal thalai aattik kondiruntha en sunniyaiyae veriththu nilaiththu vittathu. Udanae athai unarnthu, padukkai virippai izhuththu en iduppil chuttrik kondaen. Antha alavil avalum, sattentru thirumbi, nakarnthu marainthuvittaal.

Avamaanam! Avamaanam! Engaavathu oadip poayvidalaamaa entrirunthathu. Antru maddhiyaanam chaappaadu parimaarak kooda aval thalai kaattavillai. Naanae kottik kondaen. Iravuch chaappaadum appadiththaan. Piragu light-ai anaiththuvittup paduththum vittean. Appoathu thideerentru light erinthathu. Thidukkittu ezhunthaal, ammaa angae nintrukondirukkiraal. Vellai nightie-il aval devathai poal irunthaal. Kaiyil paal tumbler.

- Inthaa, ithaik kudichchittuth thoongu.

Naan pathil paesaamal vaangki madamada entru kudiththuvittu tumbler-ai aval kaiyil thiruppik koduththaen. Aval athai table mael vaiththuvittu, en thalaiyaik koathivittaal. Enakku padapadappaaga irunthathu. Azhuthuviduvaen poalavum irunthathu.

- Aen appadi cheythukkittae?

- .......

- Udambu kettudaathaa?

- .......

- Thanakkuth thaanae cheythaa, adikkadi cheyyath thoanum. Udambu kettup poayidum.

Aval en pakkaththil meththaiyil amarnthaal. En thalaiyaik koathik kondiruntha aval kai en muthugu vazhiyaaga irangki, kundi vazhiyaaga oadi, thodaiyil oornthathu.

- Vaenumkirappo chollu, ammaa cheythu viduraen?

Enakkuk kuppentru viyarththuvittathu. Athae naeram aval kai en iduppil lungiyai thalarththi en adith thandaip pidiththuvittathu. Jivventru raththam choodaera en udambil oru nadukkam. En sunni aval kai kollaamal viraththu ekirik kondirunthathu. Than kozhuththa mulai maarbil ennai orukkaliththu chaayththu, oru kaiyaal en muthugai thadavik kondu, maru kaiyayaal en poolai uruvik kondirunthaal. Enakku mayakkamaaga vanthathu. Antha sukhaththil, aval maarbil, kanngal sorughik kidanthaen. Aval en sunniyaip puzhuthip puzhuththi, viralpidi valaivukkul oappathu poal, kaimutti adiththuvittaal.

- Naan sariyaach cheyyuraenaa?

- Mmm.

- Ippadiththaan cheyyanumaa?

- Mmm.

- Ippadi cheythuvittaal sukhamaa irukkumaa?

- Mmm, romba sukhamaa irukku.

- Appadiyae ammaa maela chaanjchukkoa.

- Mmm.

- Yaarkittayum chollak koodaathu, enna?

- Chollamaattaen.

- Sathyamaa?

- Sathyam.

Aval kulukkak kulukka unarchchi thaangaamal nelinthaen. Ennaeraththilum madai udainthu vellam peeychchi adikkalaaam entra nilaimai.

- Kaalaiyila cheythappo yaarai ninaichchukkittae?

- .......

- Ammaavaiyaa?

- .......

- Summaa chollu. Ennaththaanae?

- Mmm.

- En maela avvalavu aasaiyaa?

- Mmm.

- Eppo irunthu?

- Athu vanthu...oru naal, maaru theriyiraappula blouse poattukkittu kuninjchu kuninjchu veedu koottunaiyae...

- Mmm, appuram?

- Thodai theriyiraappula pudavaiyai thookik katti tharai kazhuvith thudaichchaiyae...

- Mmm, appuram?

- Appadi appadi dhinamum maelayum keezhayum kaattik kaatti...

- Unakku paarththu paarththu...thaanga mudiyalaiyaakkum?

- Mmm.

- Ammaavai enna pannuraa maathiri nenechchukkuvae?

- .......

- Summaa chollu.

- .......

- Sukham anubhavikkira maathiriyaa?

Antha nimishamae en kottai kuzhainthu, thandu thudiththu, puzhuththi poovaanam vediththup peeriyadiththathu. Ammaavin gownilum, athaiyum thaandi, tharaiyilum peeychchi adithtathu. Mattumalla, ammaavin kaiyyilum pattuk kozha kozhaventru vazhinthathu.

Thudippu adanghiya pin en sunniyap pidiththiruntha kaiyai vilakki than vellai velaer nightie-il thudaiththuk kondaal. En poolaip pidiththu athae nightie-yaal thudaiththum vittaal. Vaasalil kidantha mat-ai izhuththu tharaiyil chinthiyathaith thudaiththaal. Naan lungiyai ozhungaagak kattikkondaen. Amma thirumbi vanthu en netriyil muththamittaal.

- Ini mael neeyaa cheythukkak koodaathu. Ammaa vanthu cheythu viduvaen, enna? Ippo thoongu.

Ammaa vilakkai anaiththuvittup poayvittaal. Enakku ennaventru cholla mudiyaatha inba makizhchi! Appadiyae urangkip poanaen.

Marunaalum thoongap poakira naeraththukku vanthaal. Avalaagavae, en kailiyai vilakki, en poolaip pidiththu aattivittaal. Naan aasaiyaaga aval maaraappai vilakki, blouse-odu saerththu aval mulaikalaip pidiththaen. Aval en kaikalaith thattivittaal.

- No, appadiyellaam cheyyak koodaathu.

- Aen?

- Naan unnaip peththa ammaa'daa.

- Aanaa nee mattum en poolaip pidichchu aatturiyae?

- Chee, ketta paechchu paesurae! Naan peththa pillaiyaa nee?

- Paechchai maaththaathae. Pathil chollu.

- Neeyaa cheythu udambai keduththukkap poariyae'nu oru thaayoada akkarai. Chollu, vaenaamnaa vittuduraen.

- Ayyayyoa! Onnum vaenaam. Ithuvae poathum.

Poathumaa? Poathumaa? Entru, karakaraththa kuralil kaettukkondae, irandu kaikalaiyum poattu, en poolai neevith thadavi uruvik kulukki, kaivaelai kattinaal. Adaa! Adaa! Thanakkuth thaanae kulukkik kolvathil enna sukham irukkirathu? Ammaavin kaikalaip poal miruthuvaana kaigalum melliya viralgalum valaiththup pidiththu, viraiththa nam poolaip puzhuththi puzhuththi vaelaikaattukira sukhamae sukham!

En pool munai vaayilirunthu ozhuki ozhuki velippatta ilaneerai, ammaavin thalir viralgal, en pool maththil izhuki izhuki innum inbam koottina. Naan ekkiki ekki aval panjchuk kaimuttiyae pundai kuzhiyentru bhaaviththu uruvich chorukinaen.

Ammaa ennai kattil vilimbil utkaarach cheythu, en kavattukkul vanthu mandiyittaal. Aval mulaigal en thodaigalil azhunthach charinthu, aval kaivaelai kaatiyathu innum sukhamaaka irunthathu. Kaikkuk kittaathathu kaalukkaavathu kittiyathae entru en thodaigalaal aval mulaigalai neriththaen. Ammaa, oru viralai uyarththi asaiththuk kaatti, echchariththaal. Aemaatraththoadu vilakkik kondaen. Aval chiriththuk kondaal.

En kottaikalai oru kaiyaal thadavik kondae, en kuththeettiyai maru kaiyaal pidiththu, aval puzhuththip puzhuththi adiththa sukaththil kannmayangkich chaaynthaen. Kanmoodi, aval kaivaelaiyai rasiththuk kidantha poathu, en thodaigalil meththentru aethoa padintha oru unarvu. Moolaikku udanae purinthuvittaalum, namba mudiyaatha en kangal pattentru thiranthu paarththana. Blouse-ai thiranthu ammaa than mulaigalai veliyae vittirunthaal. Mattumalla, mulaigalaal en thodaikalukku oththadam koduththuk kondum irunthaal.

Vellaip parangkip pazhangal poal thullith thalumbum mulaigal. Ullangkai akalach chengkaruppu vattam. Athukku naduvil, kattai viral nuni enath thadiththu viraiththa karum kaambukal. Yammoav! AaaaaaaaahhhhhhhH!

Vinthu peeychchi peeychchi adiththathu. Aththanai adigalaiyum, ammaa, nenju nimirththi, than mulaigalil vaanghik kondaal. Aval mulaigalil en vinthu vellaik koozh poal thaarai thaaraiyaaga vadinthathu. Aval poattiruntha chaingalaiyum thaaliyaiyum koodak kulippaatti irunthathu. Ammaavin mukaththil kurunjchirippin nilavu olirnthathu. Aval koalaththaal eerkkappattu aval mulaigalai noakkik kai neettinaen.

- Sshh, kai enna neeluthu?

- Illammaa, athe thodachchu viduraen.

- Onnum vaenaam, naanga thodachchukkuvoam.

Aanaal appadiyae than blouse-ai maattik kondu kilambip poayvittaal. Naan ammaavin mulaigalaik kannukkul vaiththu nedunaeram urangaamal kidanthaen.

Marunaal naan lungi koodak kattaamal, ammaavai ethirpaarththu, ammanamaay irunthaen. Kaalgalai tharai mael akatti vaiththu, kattil vilimbil utkaarnthu irunthaen.

Ammaa kulirukkup poarththiyaval poal oru shawl poarththikkondu vanthaal. poolaik kilappik kondu ready-yaaga utkaarnthu iruntha ennaip paarththathum avalukku chirippu vanthathu.

- Enna, thambi ready poala irukku?

- Aamammaa, raathrip pooraath thookkam varallai.

- Ean?

- Un mulai kannukkullayae ninnuchchu.

Aval ennaiyae paarththuk kondu nintraal. Mulai entru naan chonnathu 'ketta paechchu' entru ennaith thittap poakiraaloa entru bhayanthaen. Anaal aval thaan poarththi iruntha shawl-ai nazhuvavittaal. My God! Koppuzhukkuk keezh oru paavaadai mattum katti, maelaadai ontrum illaamal vanthirunthaal! Kanaththa aval mulaigal, kaambugalai neetti, ennnaik kuri vaiththuk kulungkina. Athaik kanda kilarchchiyil en sunniyum ekirik kuthiththathu.

'Enna thambi romba ekkuraan' entru sollik kondae, en poolaip pidiththu, en thoalpattaiyil than orupakka mulai idikka, en arukil aval amarnthaal. Thadiththa kaambugalum, sutri aalavattam poattiruntha thavittuk karuvalaiyangalum, veluththa sathaik koalangalum... aval mulaigalil irunthu kannakatra mudiyavillai. Kozhuththuk kanaththa avai, ennaip paiththiyam pidikkach cheythana. Athaip pidiththu amukka en kaigal paraparaththana.

- Ammaa, please'maa.

- Enna?

- Un athek konjam pidichchup paarkiraen'maa.

- Ethe?

- Mu...mu...mulaiye.

- Choo! Athellam koodaathu. Adam pidichchae, vittuttu poayiduvaen.

- Ada, poammaa. Aerkkenavae thottathuthaanae, ippo thottaa enna?

- Aerkenavae eppo thottae?

- Mmm, chinnap pillaiyila, paalu kudichchappo, thodaamalaa irunthiruppaen?

Ammaa chiriththuvittaal. Ennai anbu thathumba noakkinaal. Piragu, avalaagavae en iru kaikalaiyum pidiththu, than mualigaloadu chaerththuk kondaal. Aval mulaik kaambugal viraiththu nintrathai en ullangkaigal unarnthana. Kaigalukku adangaatha ammaavin mulaigalai amukkip pidiththean. Azhuththip pisainthaen. Kittaathu entru ninaiththathu kainiraiyak kittiyathil enakku aanandhamaaga irunthathu. Amukki amukkip pisainthaen. Amma, kangal soruga, en mulai amukkalai anubhaviththaal. En pidariyai pidiththu en mukaththaith than mulaigalil anaiththaal. Viraiththa kaambugalai, maari maari, en vaaykkul chappak koduththaal. Paal kudiththaen. Kaamaththup paaal.

Appadi, konja naeram en kaivaelaikkum vaayvaelaikkum mulai koduththuvittu, aval, kattilai vittu irangki, en kavattukkul vanthaal. Vanthu, mandiyittu, maarbil puranda thaaliyaiyum chaingalaiyum muthugu pakkam thiruppi vittaal. Piragu en poolaip pidiththu than mulaich chezhippukku naduvil poruththi, mulaigalaik kootti neriththu, ennai mulai-oal oakkach chonnaal. Oaththaen. En poolu mulai idukkil ekiri ekirip puzhuththip puzhuththi aval thaadaiyil poayp poay idiththathu. Aval than mulaigalai anai koduththu, azhuththam koduththu, enakku anubhavikkak koduththaal. Naanum aval kaambugalaip pidiththu nimindik kondae avalai mulai-oal oaththaen. Oaththu oaththu oaththu oaththu...

En vinthu velippattu, aval thaadai, kazhuththup pakuthi ellaam kulippaatti adangkiyathu. Aval chiriththuk kondae, than paavaadaiyaal athaith thudaiththuk kondu, en poolaiyum thudaiththu vittaal. Appadi oru mulai-oalai, naanae kaimutti adiththa naeraththilum, karpanai cheythathillai. Antraiyap pozhuthu appadi inithae mudinthathu.

Piragu oru moontru naatkalukku ontrumae nadakkavillai. Ammaavin uravuk kaara veettuk kalyaanam ontrukkup poayirunthoam. Naalaam naal iravu oorukkuth thirumbukira bus-il athu nadanthathu. Naan jannal oaram irunthaen. Light anaikkap pattathum, than pudavai munthaanaiyai en madimael poattu, ammaa, en pant zippai thiranthu en poolai veliyae izhuththaal. Udanae athu nattuk kondathu. Ammaa than panjchuk kai viralgalaal athai valaiththup pidiththuk kaimutti adiththuvittaal. Ethir paaraatha idam. Karpanai kooda cheyya mudiyaatha public place. Aahaa, enna thrill!

Maru pakkam, inai naer irukkaigalil, oru kizhaviyum, cricket pandhu size-ukku mulaigal ulla, thaavani poadaatha oru chiru pennum irunthaargal. Kizhavi thoonghi vittaal. Anaal antha chinnap penn engal pakkam koornthu koornthu paarththuk kondirunthaal. Cross aagum vandigalin vilakkugal, avalukku, engal vaelaiyai velichcham kaatta vaaippu irunthathu. Naan en ammaavin kathukkul kisukisuththaen.

- Anthap ponnu paarkiraa'maa.

- Paarkkattum, seekram vayasukku varuvaa.

Chollikkondae ammaa than pudavai munthaanaiyai izhuththuk kondaal. Antha naeram paarththu moontru naanku vandigal varisaiyaaga cross cheyya, en sunniyaiyum ammaa cheythukondiruntha vaelaiyaiyum anthap penn thelivaagavae paarththuvittaal. Aval vizhigal pithunghi echchil muzhunghiyathai naanum paarththaen. Athoadu nirkaamal, ammaa, than blouse-ai thiranthu, bra-vai maelaettri, than kozhuththa mulaigalil en kaiyai izhuththuch chaerththaal. Anthap penn vaayaip pilanthu engalaiyae paarththaal. Naan avalaip paarththukkondae en ammaavin mulaigalai amukkip pisainthaen. Ammaa en poolaik kulukkik kondirunthaal.

Vinthu velippadap poakum arikuriyaaga, en sunni, maelum viraiththu thudiththathu. Dress ellam naasamaagap pokirathe entru, en vinthai amukkip pidikka en kerchief-ai eduththaen. Atharkku avasiyamillaamal anthak kaariyam nadanthaeriyathu. Ammaa sattentru kuninthu, en sunniyaith than vaaykkul sorukik kondaal. Vinthu vediththu cheerip paayap paaya vizhungkik kondirunthaal. Kadaisith thulivarai kudiththuvittu, en sunniyai, than naakkaalaeyae nakki suddham cheythu vittaal. Naan en poolai ullae thalli zip poattaen. Ammaa than mulaigalai blouse-ukkul thalli maraiththaal. Piragu, ammaa anthap pennaith thirumbip paarththa poathu, anthap pen, pattentru, mukaththai marupakkam thiruppik kondaal. Bus oru tea kadaiyil nintrathu. Irangki onnukkup poanoam. Thirumbi vanthu thoongkip poanoam.

Maru naal ammaa en padukkaikku vanthu, en sunniyaik kaiyil pidththuk kulukkivitta poathu, aval oomba maattaalaa entru naan aenginaen.

- Ammaa, please, bus-la pannunaa mathiri vaayaala...

- Cheey!

- Ammaa, please'maa. Please. Please. Please.

Amma kannaththil kuzhi vizha chiriththaal. Piragu, kuninthu, en poolaith than vaaykkul eduththaal. Kathakathappum echchil eeramum ennaik kiranga adiththana. Aval azhuththam koduththu chappi izhuththa poathu en uyirae aval vaaykkul irangkith thudippathu poal avvalavu inbamaaga irunthathu. Jimikkiyum madal neduka chiru chiru studs-um pottiruntha aval kathugalaith thadavik kondae, aval vaaykkul en poolaik koduththuk kondirunthaen. Aval en kottaigalaith thadavik kondae, en poolai oombik kondirunthaal. Oombuvathum, chappuvathum, chavaippathum, nakkuvathum, naakku nuniyaal nunu nunupathum aaga ennai inba vellaththil izhuththuch chentraal. Naan moochchuth thinarinaen. Inbam thaangaamal iduppai valaiththu nelinthaen. Avvappoathu aaththiram kondavan poal aval vaaykkul en poolaal idiththaen. Kural karakaraththu, 'Ammaa' 'Ammaa' entru aratrik kondirunthaen.

Piragu oru kattaththil aval thalai mudiyaik koththaaga pidiththuk kondu veri vanthavan poal en muzhup poolaiyum aval thondaikkul irakka muyantraen. Nalla vaelai, than irandu kaigalaiyum ontrin mael ontru poattu, aval, en adiththandaip pidiththuk kondaal. Athanaal, nuni mottoadu, kooda oru angulam alavukkae en sunni aval vaaykkul nintrathu. Appadi niruththik kondu, en sunni maththil irunthu cheeri cheeri vaay nirappiya vinthuk kanjiyai aval madak madak entru kudiththu vizhungkinaal. En sunni thalarnthu than vaayil irunthu nazhuvukira varai athai aval chappik kondirunthaal.

Marunaal en amma en araikku vantha poathu, avalaik kattilil mallaaththi aval mael padarnthaen. Aval ennaip purattith thalli adikkak kai oangkinaal. Adikkavillai, aanaal thittith theerththuvittaal.

- Ammaavaiyae pendaaluvaiyaa, paavi?

- Illammaa, namakkulla ivvalavu nadanthu...

- Evvalavu nadanthuchchu?

- Athu vanthu... vaayvaelai varaikkum...

- Vaayvaelai enna vaayvaelai? Nee kuzhanthaiyaa irunthappoa un kunjiyep pidichchu naan konji irukka maattaenaa? En sakkaraik katti'nu athe vaayila eduththu chappiyirukka maattaenaa? Ammaa than makane, angkae, muththam kodukkurathu thappa? Arivu ketta mundam!

Naan koonik kurukip poanaen. En kannil neer kattivittathu. Ezhumbi nintra en sunniyum paduththu vittathu. Naan thuvandu poay charinthu, avalukku marupakkam thirumbip paduththuk kondaen. Azhugai azhugaiyaa vanthathu.

Konja nearaththukkup piragu, aval than mulaigal en muthukil azhuntha, ennodu ottip paduththu, en thuvandu kidantha sunniyil kaipoattaal. Naan athaith thattivittaen.

- Ilavarasarukku koavamaa?

- .......

- Nee pirantha paathaiyila neeyae un 'ithe' vittu...athu eppadi'daa?

- Appadiththaanae karpanai pannikkittu kaimutti adichchirukkaen.

- Karpanai thappu illai, aanaa naerla... ammaavukku eppdi irukkum'nu yoasichchup paaru.

- Athellam nallaaththaan irukkum. Mulaiye amukkunappo kanne moodi anubhavichchiyae, sukhamaaththaanae irunthichchu?

- Nee kuzhanthaiyaa paalu kudichchappoak kooda kanne moodiththaan sukhap pattirukkaen.

- Ada, poammaa. Naan kaimutti adichchae kaalam thallikkiraen.

- Ennaththukku kovap padurae? Mothalla inthap pakkam thirumbu.

- Ennaththukku?

- Vaenumnaa, nee pirantha idaththe nee paarkkirathukku kaamikkiraen.

Naan sattentru aval pakkam thirumbi paduththaen. Ammaa ennai izhuththu anaiththu en uthttoadu uthdu vaiththu muththamittaal. Piragu, ennaip pirinthu paduththu, mallaanthaal. Mallaanthu, oru kaiyai than kangal mael poattu maraiththuk kondaal.

- Ammaavaa kaamikka koodaathu. Neeyae paarththukko.

Appoathuthaan kavaniththaen. Aval gown-il munvasam neduka, vasathiyaaga, button irunthathai. Ovvontraagath thiranthaen. Muthalil, naan aerkanvae kandu kasakkik kaliththa mulaigal velippattana! Piragu, ammaavin aazhak kuzhivulla azhakiya unthich chuzhi! Piragu, sattrae veliththalli, ennaik karuvuttru iruntha adaiyaalamaay, chiru nun varik koadugal thaangkiya aal ilai adivayiru! Piragu... en viralgal nadungkina! Thondai varandathu!

Ammaa than kangal maelitta kaiyai vilakkinaal. Thayangkith thavangum en mukham paarthup punnagaiththaal. Thodarnthu munnaeru entru kannasaiththuk kaattinaal. Thodarnthaen: uppalaay maedittu, akalamaay paranthu, mazhikkaamalum mandaamalum thangath thattil keerai vithai chitharik kidanthaal poala mayir minungum pundai mukkoanam! Naan en vaazhkkaiyil muthal muthal paarkkira pundai! Ammaa pundai!!! Atharkkumael en kaiyum oadavillai; kazhatra button-um illai.

- Kaalukku naduvula vaa, nallaath theriyum.

Ammaa than urundu thiranda vadivaana thodaigalaip piriththu, kaalgalai akattri vaiththaal. Aval pundai uthadugalum pirinthu nintrana. Naan nadvil poay mandiyitten. Ammaavin pundai ennai noakki, 'Paarkkaththaanae mudiyum; pannavaa mudiyum?' entru ilakkaaramaaga chiriththathu. En sunni, alavukku athikamaay viraiththu, vali eduththathu. Ammaa kaalgalai madakki viriththu, than pundaiyai maelum thiranthaal. Oru chemparuththi poo virinthathu poala avvalavu azhagu! En mukham viyarththu mookku nuniyil chottiyathu.

- Enna, ippo nallaa theriyuthaa?

- Mmm.

- Appadiyae athula oru muththam kudukkanum poala irukkaa?

Naan nimirnthu en ammaavin mukhaththai noakkinaen. Aval than muzhang kaigalai oontri, satrae thalai thookki irunthaal. En uthadugal thudiththana. Aval kannasaiththu anumathi koduththaal. Anthap poovin antharanga ithazhgalil ithazh pathiththaen. En vaayellaam thaen! Mayangi, athil naakkup poattu nakkinaen. Udanae ammaa enna cholluvaaloa entru bhayanthu, avalai, aerittu noakkinaen. Ammaa, thalaiyanaiyai izhuththu than kundikku keezh andak koduththu, than koodhiyai oru madhuk kinnam poal uyarththip pidiththu, 'Taste pannip paar!' entru kann imai sariththuk kaattinaal. Naan kuppurak kavizhnthaen.

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