There was a hoary In India. He was very pious and genteel. There were hundreds of people gathered in his house daily for pray. People loved him dearly and considered him as their elder or a protector.They had a blind faith on his blessings. Whenever situation became worst they ran towards his house to take his blessings and his blessings worked very well for their enhancements. Hoary was himself a pious and men lover.But Some times the situation in life overturn.A proverb fix here"Man proposes God disposes" .A very scarce problem prop up ,It won’t rained and Famine aroused, Death rate increased. Water table started becoming lowering,heat wave also became alarming. Trees were dying down, all the crops became black. People confined to their houses.All the wells dried up. Situation became very worst and the hoary himself became worried and praying for the rain day and night but all in vain. Masses became disappointed,all gathered up and went to the hoary.Hoary was also highly perturbed and finding no way out and he waited a lot for rain but he became disappointed and he couldn’t face the people and he didn’t want to loose the trust,which he built in years.So,he decided to save his skin, He left the city.So, hoary and his two attendents,taken some belonging and very secretively left their city.At evening they reached a place, there were tall buildings, in the balcony girls were retained to the walls,smiling and beckoning the people to come. Sound of accordions were reverberating,. Trans genders were openly showing their shows.Beatelleaf and tobacco were selling in small shops. Wine shops were opened.Horse carts carrying the rich merchants and land lords,who were waiting for their turns.So,the entire place depicts licentious revelers. Hoary and his attendants were very tired and hungry. Hoary wanted to avoid this sinful hub and move ahead, but his two attendants were very hungry and tired,wanted to stopover.There they saw a very splendid building.His attendants knocked a door. After a while a beautiful young maid head outed , she saw the hoary and his attendants, she made a bad face and exclaimed” I thought some of the "Romeo" came “.The attendants were very sharp,they pretended that the old man is very ill and in this condition they can’t move further.After a while,the maid permitted them to step in.Hoary was already very disturbed became stubborn not to step in a bordello but his attendants baffled him that it is not safe to prolong the journey at night. So ,hoary very reluctantly stepped in the house. A pretty notch girl at once appeared and asked ”Who are they? “Madam they want to spend the night here, This old man is not feeling well and early in the morning they would leave”. Maid answered. Ok,Than take them to the guest rooms”. The pretty notch girl directed the maid.pretty girl was not an ordinary notch girl ,she was a concubine and paramour of the king.King gave her a splendid house anld titled her “Beauty" .Beauty was indeed a beauty, She. appeared like a queen, her physique was also a Turkish type, well built, wearing gold and was highly attractive. Her clothes were very thin and see through. Her remuneration was worth seeing. She was really blonde, brought by the King ,as a booty of war,. Special attention were given on her education and brought up. Beauty Offerings were exclusively for the king.Nobody dared talk to her. She offered the best meal and fine room for their living. Eunuchs ,were fully make up and with a different style entered with a big decorated trolley containing food and they greeted In a very funny style ”Haejee”, saw the eunuchs ,hoary turned his face and started turning beads. Hoary ate very little but his attendants filled to their appetite. Late night all the other notch girls were performing and the leachours were enjoying in the great hall. The Hoary and his attendants were busy offering their prayers.At midnight Beauty came, sat near and asked hoary about him and his journey. The Hoary didn’t hide anything and revealed the whole truth. Beauty thought for a while and said that “if I pray and it’s became amenable than”.The hoary and his attendants looked towards each other.Hoary happily gave her permission. Beauty went to her room , brought a net and spread it and sat for praying. For fifteen minutes she prayed and as she stopped praying, a flash of lightning occurred, fulmination censure and rain storm burst on. Hoary and his attendants shocked to see it. Hoary started thinking !! I worshipped throughout my life and I prayed intensively for the rain but the rain didn’t descend, naughty mood notch girl just prayed and it’s being answered,as my persuasion went wrong or what happened? The hoary wept.Beauty very quietly looking towards the hoary but when she saw him wept she couldn’t resist. She Consoled the hoary by these words” My respected elder, you are no doubt a pious ,you are close to God, than me.But I will tell a short tale to you. One night it was severely cold and raining.I was stepping down from the Royal cart,l saw a bitch with six puppies ,they were hungry and the bitch was looking towards me as a sorry figure. It was an alarm to me.I quickly went inside and brought milk in a big bowl ,kept it in front of them and covered them with big sheet to keep them away from the rain ,they became comfortable. The family drank the milk, Than I gave some more bread to the bitch,the bitch looked up to the sky and made a long”oooooooooooh".I came back home.Early in the morning I again fed them.It was raining for consecutively for a week and then the bitch and her family disappeared. After their disappearance, I saw a dream,some body is saying that your only one wish would be accepted and Will fulfill,so I met you ,you are very pious and clean ,so I pity and prayed for rain “.The hoary became very relaxed and pay thanks to the Beauty and postponed her journey and went back home.when the hoary reached his destination, people were dancing and celebrating. The glory of the hoary up rises more through out the country.Now the people had more faith on his blessings. Rain continued for a week and was continued.But the results of the continuation was not proving good. Now ,the people again came to hoary to pray for the halting of the rain. Now the Water table was rising to the threatening level.There were mostly poor people and their houses were made of mud, it started collapsing and chaos aroused.Now the fields were again filling with water and the crops were dying and now it was a danger of the flood. Now,it was essential for the rain to stop. Hoary became thought full.Now the time was very short,Hoary again prayed but it again set unanswered .So,after a long meditation,he decided to seek the Beauty's help. At evening ,when it became little dark,he went to Beauty's house and told her the whole situation. She made him sit and offered the best meal and went to her room, brought the net and sat on it,she prayed and as she stopped praying the rain started gearing down and after half an hour rain completely stopped, and Beauty closed her eyes and bowed down.Hoary was very shocked once again and started thinking that now I’m totally failed,this is the second time ,My praying not working,there may be wrong in my worship and God is unhappy to me.He was thinking and weeping, after a little while Beauty opened her eyes and saw hoary weeping , his long white beard became wept.Beauty was indeed a clever woman,she knew the art of life.she was a wordsmith, She enhanced with these words ”My dearest and respected,God loves you dearly, I’m a sinful,you are pious and clean. Believe me ,when I closed my eyes and sat after prayers, I heard some body saying to me “Beauty, we once again fulfilling your wish because you love and respect the hoary sitting in front of you. Hoary is very dear and near to us”. Hoary became very relaxed and came back home.Peopl were all gathered and chanting slogans in favor of the hoary.Hoary asked them to go home and pray gratitude to God. He went inside his house, it was late night and also very tired. He went to sleep to his bed. At midnight he saw an angel, near him, writing something.He was not expecting an angel,He asked the angel .What is he writing ?Angel told him,He is writing the name of those who are dear and near to God.The angel replied. When the Hoary saw the list of the angel,He rejoiced.Hoary's name was on top of the list……(The End) Beauty and the Hoary.
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28 comments
Yes,a word you used wordsmith,is very timely.wordsmith is often used for a person who knows the art of talk.
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Style of Beauty is fantastic.she always talked very stylish.
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The description is very detailed like about the house of the notch girls.Eunuchs says "Haeejee.is real.
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It has a good lesson.Do Good deeds,it would repay you.
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I read the story its good concept.
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