Dagontara - 5 short stories

Love, love

Chit Chit, the daughter of a retired minister, was sitting on the verandah of her house, thinking. The day was scorching hot, and the mosquitoes were flying around unbearably. She was looking forward to the evening, which would soon come. Dark clouds were rolling in from the mountains. They were bringing with them the mist of the rain.

Ko Thet Htun, the manager of the New Theatre Company, who was staying downstairs in Chit Chit's house, was disappointed as he looked at the shadowy pavilion of La Tha Saung.

“Oh my.. the rain is getting dark again, Chit Chit.. What if it rains every evening? I want to die. I lose every day. | Ko Thet Htun turned to Chit Chit and said in disappointment, rubbing his hands together.

"I want to cry. I haven't slept all night. My brain is melting just thinking about it. The audience is so stupid. I've given them a really good story and a really good orchestra. Do you think they'll like it? The audience doesn't want it. They want good jokes and dirty jokes. Look at the weather. In the morning it's sunny. In the evening it's raining."

The next evening, a brown rain came down from the mountain, pouring down in torrents. Ko Thet Htun laughed heartily again.

"Oh... Ko Shwe Moe.. It's raining

The next day, it rained again.

Chit Chit listened to Ko Thet Htun's lamentations with uncontrollable calm, and sometimes tears welled up in her eyes. Finally, Ko Thet Htun's tragic fate touched Chit Chit's heart, and gradually, out of compassion, she began to love him.

Ko Thet Htun was tall, thin, with dark skin, and curly hair that always fell on his forehead. His face was sad and gloomy, but his love for Chit Chit was deep and intense.

Chit Chit loves only one person. She lives without anyone to love. When she was young, she loved her father. Her father, who was old and now sat in the dark room of the house. She loved her aunt who used to visit her from Mandalay once a year. When she was in the convent, she loved the teacher Dora. She was strong and graceful, and had a sweet and gentle demeanor. She was polite. No one could help but love her with her rosy cheeks, her flowing hair, and her pure and clear smile. Men who met her would say, “How lovely!” Even women would hold her hands and say, “Love, love, love.”

On the other side of the house where he lived, there was a theater, and when the wind blew, he could hear the sound of drums and flutes. Only occasionally did he hear the sound of clapping and laughter. While Ko Thet Htun was wrestling with the low-class audience, Chit Chit could not sleep, and she was worried that no one would come to see her tonight. When Ko Thet Htun returned from the theater in the morning, he opened the curtain on the theater door and smiled and greeted her.

And so they got married. When he saw her rosy cheeks and clear smile up close, he fell even more in love with her, and began to whisper, "I love you, I love you."

Both of them are happy. Chit Chit sits in the office manager's office and does the accounting. His rosy cheeks and sweet smile can be seen from time to time at the ticket booth, backstage, etc. He tells his friends and colleagues that theater is important in life, and that through theater, you can experience real culture, etc.

"The audience doesn't understand anything. They only want jokes. They don't understand art."

Chit Chit even echoed her husband Ko Thet Htun's ideas about the play. When the play was in progress, she would come in and give advice. Criticize. She would also listen to the piano teacher's music and join in from where she was, saying, "Seven notes, this is so beautiful." The band members also called her "Chit Chit.. Chit Chit" and loved her. She was also very close to him. Once, the piano teacher did not pay back the money he borrowed, and she did not even tell her husband. Chit Chit is kind-hearted and kind-hearted.

When winter came, the New Oo Theatre Company traveled from Shan State to Angye. Chit Chit was happy that they would be able to make up for their previous losses. The theatre became famous. However, whenever Ko Thet Htun returned, the river was still very bad.

In such cases, Chit Chit would apply eucalyptus oil to a white handkerchief and then apply honey, salt, and pepper to the wound.

"Chit Chit... Chit Chit Chit, I love you so much. Chit Chit is so clever."

The festival was going on in one big city after another. Chit Chit was staring at the stars from the window, unable to sleep, thinking about Ko Thet Htun. One night, around midnight, there was a knock on the door. A rooster crowed from the fence on the other side of the garden. Chit Chit came to the door with a start.

"I'm in chains," I heard a voice shouting from outside. Hey... May Ko Thet Htun be healthy.

Chit Chit opened the chain letter with trembling hands and read it.

"Ko Thet Tun passed away a day ago. Come quickly for the funeral."

Ko Thet Htun passed away suddenly in Myitkyina.

“Ko Thet Htun... Are you going to leave Chit Chit? How will Chit Chit live?” he sobbed and cried until his voice fell silent. The next day, Chit Chit went to Myitkyina, finished making funeral arrangements, and returned.

Chit Chit's sobs and cries could be heard from the street. Chit Chit's neighbors and friends were feeling sorry for Chit Chit, saying, "Oh, what a pity, Chit Chit!"

Chit Chit goes to the monastery on the outskirts of the city every Sabbath and observes the long Sabbath. He spends the whole day just reading the scriptures. Finally, on the evening of the full moon of Thadingyut, when he returns from the monastery, U Kyaw Pwint, a timber merchant, walks by him and chats with him. U Kyaw Pwint is about 10 years older than him and speaks softly. He is honest and upright. He feels sorry for Chit Chit. Chit Chit is overcome by his comforting words. U Kyaw Pwint is a man of great age.

As they walked, chatting, Chit Chit entered the courtyard of his house, and U Kyar Pwint and the others smiled and greeted each other, and U Kyar Pwint continued on his way back to his house.

U Kyar Pwint often visited Chit Chit's house. Chit Chit treated him to coffee. Chit Chit fell in love with him. U Kyar Pwint had money and needed a housekeeper who would take care of the property with care. The village relatives agreed with the two of them, and soon the widow Chit Chit was married to U Kyar Pwint, a timber merchant.