Maung Tig Tun - Indian Stories

Stop, little boy.

One day, Bolaram married a very beautiful girl. Very strangely, Bolaram lost his hearing and became deaf. At first, he could hear a little, but later, his hearing gradually became completely deaf. Bolaram could not hear anything that people said, so he could not understand what they were saying. And so, as time passed, he stopped communicating with people.

One day, a man came to him and told him that his mother-in-law was ill. Since Bolaram was deaf, the man had to write to him. When he heard the news, he decided to go to his mother-in-law. He was worried that if he went, people would think he was arrogant. But since he was deaf, he had a hard time thinking about how to talk to his mother-in-law. Finally, he wrote down on a piece of paper what his mother-in-law would say to him.

He imagined that if he asked his mother-in-law, “Is your father well?” she would answer, “I am... well.” Then he would ask her, “What medicine is your father taking?” and she would tell him the name of the medicine. Then she would say, “Very good. This medicine is the best for your father.” Then he would ask, “Which doctor is taking care of your father?” and when his mother-in-law told him the name of the doctor, she would say, “This doctor is the best for your father.” He would look at the questions he had written down and recite them, feeling very satisfied.

So, as soon as he was ready to leave, he went to his mother-in-law. As soon as he arrived at her house, he asked her, as he had written down in advance, "The first question is,

"Dad... are you okay?"

He asked. The answer he was hoping for was

"I'm fine."

It wasn't his answer, but his mother-in-law's.

“I am very sick.”

He said,

"I'm so happy to hear this."

I said back.

His mother-in-law was shocked to hear his words.

He asked the second question.

"What medicine are you taking, Dad?"

"I asked again." The mother-in-law was angry and said something that was not what she expected.

"Poison"

When I said that, Bolaram thought I was just saying the name of the medicine.

"Very good. This medicine is the best for my father."

I replied.

Hearing this, the mother-in-law became even more angry. Her flesh began to tremble. Bolarama asked the third question again.

"Which doctor is treating my father?"

The mother-in-law was also very upset with Bolaram, so she beat him up.

"Death, oh...death"

"I said, 'Bolaram,' thinking that I had told him the doctor's name.

"Just give him the shape of my father's body. All diseases will end."

At this point, the mother-in-law reached the end of her patience and burst into a fit of rage. She grabbed Bolaram by the collar and kicked him downstairs.

[Angel of Moral Stories, Book-3 093289 Deaf Bhola Ram]