Grandma's Stories--566--Clever Boy !!

Clever Boy !!

This story belongs to a Village in India.Usually most part of the lands were owned by the Landlords of the villages and other Poor people had to do hard work in those lands for feeding themselves.Except small children every body had to work.The Landlord Ugrsen of this Village was very Proud and he never allowed the labourers to enter in his house.giving very less money for very hard work,showed his hate every now and then.Because of his this behaviour no body respected him and never cared about his loss or profit.They used to waste time chatting with each other when ever get chance. Chatur was a thirteen year boy,son of Ramu,a very simple Labourer.{Chatur:Means Claver in Hindi Language}.Chatur did not like all this.He just had started work,because after 12 years of age every body had to work.He said to all labourers that ,”Instead of wasting Ugrsen’s time and money we should teach him a lesson that he is rich because we work in his fields he can’t hate us,and must treat us nicely.All the labourers started laughing loudly,and Ramu asked him to stop,but he said,OK! I will do it,I will have lunch with him sitting same dining table”The other labourers said,”If you could do this we all give you 500 rupees collectively .
Next day in the afternoon at lunch time he reached to Ugrsen’s house.The watchman asked “Hey!Why are you here ?Don’t you know Master does not like any labourer to be here.””Yes I do know,but I need to talk to him its very urgent and important,If you don’t allow me you will be responsible for Master’s loss.”The watchman got scared and he immediately informed Ugrsen,Ugrsen called him,He was sitting in a chair in his courtyard which could be viewed to the other labourers sitting on the trees like monkeys hiding themselves.

“Tell me what brings you here ?””Master ! Ma—“Speak up boy!”Chatur hesitated again”O! Speak up man!”What would be the cost of a pitcher full of diamonds and jewels ?”Where ?Where”Have You found such pitcher?Now Ugrsen was impatient “Ok!Master if you don’t want to tell me I will go and ask any goldsmith of the town nearby ,but first I will go home and eat,Its lunch time and I am very hungry.””You need not to go any where ,Have lunch with me ,he immediately called the servant to serve food in two plates.During eating Chatur was appreciating food and Ugrsen was talking about the pitcher full of jewels.While finished lunch,Ugrsen said ,”Look my boy,Bring that pitcher to me I will give two thousand rupees to you”Chatur said,”But there is no such pitcher I just wanted to know If I get such pitcher how rich I will be”Ugrsen shocked ,Many shades of expressions appeared on his face and vanished but at last he laughed loudly,He took out a 500 Rs.Note and gave it to Chatur,Chatur said,”No master ! We don’t need this ,Actually what we need is your affection.”Ugrsen said”You have opened my eyes.”He changed on that day onwards.