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Fable from New India : Invisible Brain Fry

Lion King Bald Narendra has become old… so old that he could not hunt even his Mice. He deputed his friendly wolves Bambani and Badani to do the hunting for him. They are supposed to bring him a prey every day and Bald Narendra will let them rule the forest as Proxies. He was ably aided by a Fox(y) cook, Dumeel Shah for prepping up the food.

Now, Bambani and Badani are seasoned wolves, grown to become the richest in the Bald Narendra’s Lion Kingdom. In their search for prey, they came across an Ass, named Vikas, who seemed well to do then for a sumptuous Biryani. They went to the ass and proclaimed, “Long live the Ass King! Lord Bald Narendra has come up with a democratic rule for his Lion kingdom and wants you – Vikas, to be the new King.” The ass was so happy but was a bit afraid of the rabid old Lion and Wolves’ scheming ways. But the Wolves cajoled him with all their money and propaganda power that Ass is worthy of becoming the King.

The ass got convinced of its own Kingly powers and arrived at the Lion’s den along with the wolves. The Hungry old lion attacked the Donkey and tore off its ears. The horribly bleeding Vikas ran away from the Lion and escaped the den. But, Bambani and Badani being seasoned aide-in-chiefs of Bald Narendra remained unperturbed of the development, peddled in more propaganda. The media of the Lion Kingdom said the Lion was cutting off ears of Vikas, just to ensure the crown fits well on its head. But, the poor ass could not understand it. They pleaded that it should return to the Lion’s den to reclaim the throne. The lie was repeated several times in the Forest, that the Vikas ass truly believed it.

The Ass again arrived at the Den for the second time. The hungry lion voraciously caught hold off its tails for its long awaited meal. The Ass could not believe its misfortune, its tail got cut off. But it somehow it recovered itself, to run away from the clutches of the old Lion. The angry Lion scolded its aides, warning them with a last chance to bring the Ass -Vikas back.

The media propaganda in the forest hit a feverish pitch. The Loud speakers cried that the Donkey did not understand the pre-coronation ritual performed by the Lion called as “Amrit Kaal”. Amrit Kaal is a ritual wherein the Lion flattens the ass’s ass so that it could smoothly sit on the throne. The propaganda went on in a loop that the Ass started believing it and imagined it’s “Achhe Din” has started. So, with complete back-ache and head-ache induced by the Lion’s surgery it again returned back to the Lion’s Den.

As soon as the Ass arrived at the den for the third time, the angry and hungry Lion, smashed its head and so called King of Democracy died. The Lion called up its Cook Dumeel Shah Fox to prepare a delicious meal with the body parts of the Ass. Dumeel Shah assumes itself as Chanakya for its criminal brain. So, it made a nice fry of the ass’s brain and fed it to himself and its kid BUCCI Shah.

The Hungry Lion came to the dining table having its meal of democracy to Heart’s content prepared by Dumeel Shah.

Dumeel Shah asked humbly, “Boss. How was the Meal?”

Bald Narendra said,”It was excellent. But I don’t remember I ate the Brain fry.”

Dumeel Shah Quipped, “If the Ass had brain, would it have come to your Den for the third time?”

Story narrated by renowned Tamil speaker Suki Sivam.

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