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Sivaram Govindaraj

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SECRET OF RAINTREE HOUSE

Sivaram Govindaraj

I am Samuel 70 years old. I had a business selling men’s clothing which I gave up as I couldn’t face the competition from big names. It is not that I have no money. I had been careful and my thrift rewards me now. Not having anything to do I have become a purveyor of old manuscripts and very old books. One of those who befriended me at church was Paul – an ex-fisherman. He was an old man senior to me and was supported by a son working in Dubai. When Paul came to know of my interest in old documents he approached me and said “Sir I’ve some ve...

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A BRIDGE TOO FAR

Sivaram Govindaraj

I am a civil engineer working for a firm building residential homes.  I normally board the 8.17 metro at Gills Gate metro station for going to work. I climb the stairs to reach the over bridge then walk across it and descend to the metro platform.  In the morning when I take the train the bridge is usually empty but it would be full of people from around 9 AM. That morning as I was walking on the bridge I noticed a crack on the left side. I stood looking at it even as people passed by ignoring me. I went down caught the 8.17 and to...

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"WE'RE NOT ALONE"

Sivaram Govindaraj

The temple in that village was said to be over 500 years old. I am a descendant of the founder of the temple and now look after it. Adjacent to the temple is the old mansion which had belonged to the founder. It was crumbling and I decided to demolish it and rebuild. I got a team of workers to demolish the old house. It was done in just two days. I dug up the foundation and was surprised to find a rusted box of iron buried in the ground. I took it out opened it and found a manuscript within it. It had writing of the local Tamil language on i...

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BOLT AND ZIPPY ON EARTH

Sivaram Govindaraj

My wife asked “What is a spaceport? “It’s a place where spaceships land and where extraterrestrials arrive from afar.” “My friend Jane has hosted an alien couple Bolt and Zippy from Zenq who came by a space ship. She says they are very intelligent. They seem to have come with two way translators. What they say is conveyed to us in our vernacular and what we say reaches them in their tongue.” I said “Zenq must be very far if they had to travel by spaceship. Now that our government has permitted spaceships and extraterrestrials into the count...

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JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME

Sivaram Govindaraj

I am the son of a vegetable dealer in the market. At 16 I was tall and well-built. A moustache had sprouted over my face rendering me not unhandsome. I was in the final year in school. but very poor in maths. John was the maths teacher’s son who was well-known to me. I wasn’t an LGBTQ+ but he was. I told him “You must get the maths question paper with answers. Otherwise I won’t allow you to unzip my pants.” John was very much after me, got me what I wanted and he had what he wanted! I gave up studies after that. At 18 my dad forced me to min...

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AS IT HAPPENED

Sivaram Govindaraj

There was only one man in the lift as I entered it while answering a phone call. I punched floor 4 as I said into the phone “I’m going to Reed City tomorrow to give the car to my dad.” The lift stopped at 4 and both of us got off. The man said “I heard you saying  you’ re going to Reed City. I’m Philip and am an electrician for a firm in Reed. May I go with you?” I was totally surprised at the request. I saw Philip was fair and tall but was partially bald and with a small moustache. He was wearing a yellow T-shirt over grey pants. Phili...

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END OF THE ROAD

Sivaram Govindaraj

The man wearing a leather jacket and cap walked into the gas station with a container and said “My car ran out of gas and I’ve parked it nearby. Give me 10 liters.” The bill was printed, paid for and the man left the gas station carrying the gas. He walked to his car when a man seated inside opened the door and stowed the container in the rear seat. The car started and moved. The man who brought the petrol said “Harry, it is cold. Switch the heater on.” That done the man driving said “Pat it is now past 10.30. It will be more than 4 hours be...

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DRUMROLL

Sivaram Govindaraj

I am male 30, with a big moustache and ample sideburns. I come from a family of business entrepreneurs: My grandfather had been a hotelier and my father had run a workshop making press tools but I am a software engineer with big ambitions. About 3 years ago I had floated a start up named Track Three to cater to certain needs of urban citizens. It had a slow start but had picked up steam. Now my start up has nearly 100 operatives. I live in a posh residential area in a duplex apartment. I own 2 new cars one for me and one for my wife. That sp...

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OPEN SESAME!

Sivaram Govindaraj

I was home when I received a message from my wife saying “I’m at Devil’s cave.” I was puzzled and worried as I didn’t know the place and why she was there. However she had given me directions and I found the place. It was indeed a cave and saw I was free to enter. I went in and in a moment found myself in a strange world. It was a world as there were many different people in different apparels moving about. As I stood rooted watching, a young woman who was in topless wear came to me and said with a smile “Welcome stranger! My name is Li...

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HEMA IN LOVE

Sivaram Govindaraj

“Cut” shouted the director of the play for TV as he said “No woman would say I give up. Revise the script. We will redo the take.” What prompted the director to interrupt the take? The following rewritten story will clarify. All of us need medical treatment. We wish we could avail the service of a particular medico. Why? Because he/she has empathy – the capacity to understand or feel, what another person is experiencing. Take the case of Dr.Arun who was just 30, was fair tall and handsome with a neat moustache and who in addition, had a...

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POWERS OF DARKNESS

Sivaram Govindaraj

God Ra was talking to Osiris the goddess of afterlife and rebirth. Ra said “Mankind has appeared not only on earth but on other planets like tellus. Do they all think and act tḥe same way?” Osiris said “Yes. I’ll quote two cases which I readily remember. The first is a case from Rubi Isle on planet tellus. As you know tellus is earth’s twin only it is younger by about 800 years.” Ra said “I’m listening.” The following was narrated by Osiris: Mankind is under sentence of death but under indefinite reprieve. People try to use lines on the palm...

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DREQ AND THE SHEROES

Sivaram Govindaraj

Dreq was a rich landlord in Rubi Isle which is on planet tellus - earth’s twin about 800 years younger. He was rich because he owned an inn, a tavern and a laundry all running profitably. He was about 40. His life would be interesting as it impinged on a few others. Let them all speak: GAMA SPEAKS: I am good-looking and was very young when I got married. But unfortunately I lost my husband within a few months thereafter. I chose to live alone with the income from property left to me by my husband. I had my house to live in and I ch...

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TALE OF AN AMETHYST

Sivaram Govindaraj

The man was nude and he was being dragged by ropes round his body by a group of men and women who were totally nude. He was led to a tree where he was bound to its trunk. That done some in the group started painting the man from head to foot with honey. Then came a naked female leading a bear. She was a woman of status as could be seen by the coif of her pubic hair. She let the bear near the bound man and he gave a sharp cry as it drew blood. In moments the man was dead. There was applause by the group. The bear chewed on the man until he wa...

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WHEN PIGS COULD FLY

Sivaram Govindaraj

Unless you look at a map of planet tellus you won’t find the territory of Beq. As we all know planet tellus is earth’s twin only about 800 years younger. One of the citizens of Beq was Esop who owned a tavern which was popular. Esop trusted his patrons and would talk freely with them. He continued to do so even after Beq’s ruler changed. It was now ruled by King Zeyl who was a puritan. To ensure the safety of his land Zeyl had secret informers who would report various sayings and doings of people about the king.That day there was a boisterou...

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A PEEING CONTEST

Sivaram Govindaraj

Beq is a land on planet tellus – earth’s twin about 800 years younger. A year ago, an army led by Sigma overcame Beq and she assumed power as queen. She was only about 20 and was tall and slim and very good-looking. She was known to be skilled in martial arts besides being a fearless huntress.  That day as she was seated in the throne room her Chief Minister (CM) and the law administrator Spinx came for a scheduled meeting. After various discussions the CM said “Your Highness after you became our queen there is no Commander- in- Chief (...

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