Dharavahik upanyas Bhoot-Adbhut!(35)

Mathuradas asked ,” What’s the time ? “ No one had have watch and there was no clock in Mathuradas’s house. So he went out to ask about the time. He came back and said , “ It’s twelve thirty , I need to cook food “ Vishakha said “ No Kaka , you don’t need to cook food we have brought food more than enough, we just need some plates. Mathuradas didn’t have that much utensils so he went in and brought some Pattal Dona ( plates and bowls made by some special type of leaf and they all stitched by the leaf stem. “ All the girls came down from the cot and served food from each lunch box. They happily had enjoyed their lunch together with Mathuradas and then collected the Patral Dona to throw in the dustbin ( not properly a dustbin ) those days people used any thing as dustbin. Mathuradas continued , “ Shamu and Kavita had have very sweet relationship with each other”They used to play indoor games, like luka chhipi ,or “ Asht Chang pe “ ( it’s a very interesting game and Vishakha and her friends were known to it as they themselves play it sometimes in summer vacation. This is a game like ludo but, it was Poor people’s play, without spending any money. Children draw a board divided 8 X 8 boxes. Four players can play it at a time with different pawns. ——— Continued —