Dagon Shwe Mwe - Hormon Tree and Extraordinary Stories

On one side is a big king, on the other side is a big tiger.

After Dr. U Tha Din resigned from his government job for some reason, he opened a pharmacy on Mugo Street under the name of Kumari Pharmacy. U Tha Din was an excellent doctor, especially in treating diseases that affect women, and his patients were more women than men. Even the two assistant doctors could not keep up.

Nowadays, doctors' fees, injections, and medical expenses are not low, so when some poor women cannot afford the medical expenses, they try to make themselves more intimate with the doctor by showing off. Then, doctors who were previously obliged to be as lenient as possible towards the poor often fall into their trap without realizing it.

In this way, some doctors not only do not receive medical bills, but also pay more from their own pockets. U Tha Din is known for treating diseases that occur in women, so he has to deal with more female patients than male patients, and as I have written, he has to pay more from his own pockets. Not a few.

U Tha Din had a small house and a large yard that he had bought before the war, not far from Gyokone Station, where he would go to relax and enjoy himself on Sundays when the pharmacy was closed. The doctor's wife would only come to the yard with him occasionally, so on the days when the doctor's wife was not there, U Tha Din would spend the whole day drinking alcohol. At that time, U Tha Din's trusted gardener, Maung Moe, would do everything from cooking and preparing the food to pouring the last bottle of alcohol. At that time, U Tha Din would stay up until 9 or 10 at night, and with the help of his disciple Kyaw Maung Moe, he would occasionally meet with beautiful women who had been his former patients. Maung Moe was a very influential person in the village, both because of U Tha Din's garden and because of his reputation as a good cook. He was also a good expert in this field. In this way, Maung Moe was able to earn a lot of money by receiving tips from U Tha Din as a form of silence and decent rewards from the women, and was even able to go to horse races on occasion.

Doctors are not only good at treating patients, but also need to be kind, compassionate, and have good morals. Even an ordinary doctor can become famous one day if he treats patients well and has good morals. U Tha Din is quite skilled in medicine, but he is too busy mixing with women, so his work is decreasing day by day, and he is even unable to pay the 1,000 kyats rent for his apartment and the monthly salary of his workers.

One day, around 7:00 PM, U Tha Din sat at the small table in the house, took a deep drag on the cigarette in his hand, and then flicked the ashes into the silver bowl. Ko Moe sat on the chair opposite him and poured some alcohol into the glass in front of U Tha Din. While pouring the alcohol, he looked at U Tha Din's face. U Tha Din glanced at him, then put the cigarette he had just smoked into the silver bowl and crushed it with three fingers.

For a moment, both of them remained silent. Meanwhile, Maung Moe lowered his head as if observing U Tha Din, and then slightly turned his eyes to look at him.

“What, what do you want to say, Maung Moe?” “I… I have a little money…” “Aye La, I know. It’s Sunday night and I need to go out drinking with my friends again, so if you’re talking about money, aren’t you?” “That’s right, sir. We have a sister in the forest,” U Tha Din interrupted, “Kai Kwe, don’t talk about these things. How much money do you want?” “Money… money… about thirty money, sir, it’s not much.”

"Aung, thirty isn't much, okay? I gave you fifty, so why did it take so long?"

"Yes, of course, sir, but as you know, I have many friends."

"I know about these things, Your Majesty. You went to the horse show, didn't you?"

(Bows head) "Yes, sir, a little." "Leave that aside, I'm twenty here. If you're going out drinking tonight, come back quickly."

Maung Moe didn't want to take the two 10-kyat bills that U Tha Din gave him, so he took them. Then he stood up and said, "Please excuse me, sir. I have an appointment with someone at the market. So when will you be back?"

"I'll be back soon, don't just wander around."

"I don't understand, sir. It's 11:11 at the latest."

When Maung Moe left, U Tha Din lit a cigarette and smoked it, then said, "Nga Moe, Nga Moe, I don't have one of these. It's useless in this place. It's a very rare animal in this place. He'll understand in a flash, and then he'll understand. I'll have to start working on my own."

After thinking about it, U Tha Din sat with his feet on the table, sipping his alcohol and cigarettes. He lit his cigarettes one by one and blew out the smoke until it was a cloud. In the clouds of smoke, he imagined the face of the old man who was giving him a milk because he could not afford to buy his own medicine, and the milk sheet that he had been given to collect the medicines from abroad within a week.

It was only half past seven, and the sound of trains coming from the train station and cars on the village road could be heard frequently. U Tha Din got up from the table and closed the window of the shop, went to the half-open window, and looked out. It was the 7th day of the full moon, and the sky was dark, but he could just see the fence of his house, which was dimly lit by the stars, and the shadows of other buildings across the street. U Tha Din looked up at the peaceful night for a moment.

In the back of the house was a fairly large, safe room. On one side was a single iron bed, and on the other side was a medicine cabinet for emergency use. In the middle of the table and the cupboard was a small round table and two chairs. On the side of the cupboard was a shelf with bottles of wine and glasses.

U Tha Din threw the cigarette outside, threw both arms back, and walked back through the window. Then, sitting on a chair in the room, he nodded his head, thinking deeply about something, and began his work.

U Tha Din took out a small bottle, about the size of a new hand, from the bottom drawer of the cabinet where the medicine bottles were kept.

There was a white liquid in the bottle, and U Tha Din poured a drop of the liquid into a dry glass. The liquid dried up in a minute without leaving any stain on the bottom of the glass, and the glass remained intact. Then he carefully marked the glass and placed it on the left side of the table. Then he placed another glass on the right side. He also placed a bottle of whiskey and two bottles of soda in the middle of the glasses.

U Tha Din walked back to the front of the house and looked out the window frequently. "Dahet Ma Chao is always on time. It's only 8:15 now." U Tha Din looked at his watch in the light, which ticked twice a minute. He only smoked 4 or 5 cigarettes a day, then put them out with his shoes. He walked slowly and then quickly again. Then he looked at his watch and saw that it was 8:30. Only five minutes left. He hasn't come yet. Wait, what kind of plans does that girl have? I wonder if she'll be a little careful." He thought to himself. ,

A moment later, footsteps were heard on the gravel path in front of the house, and the figure of a slender, fair-skinned woman slowly approached the light from the shadows. U Tha Din immediately got up and opened the iron door. Along with the voice calling out, "Big Brother," the scent of perfume wafted from the young woman.

"I'm looking forward to seeing you again."