A Spot of Gur

One day, the Devil was sitting on a log of wood just outside the forest, blinking lazily
in the pleasant winter sunlight, when Chinnu, the local woodcutters son passed by.

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Howdy said the Devil, as he was in a pleasant mood.

Howdy said Chinnu, for he was a pleasant boy. But then, as he turned to look at the
Devil, he saw the Devils horns and hooves and tail, and stopped. You are the Devil
he said, wonderingly.

What of it? said the Devil, a little miffed.

Youre bad, said Chinnu. I should run.
Who says Im bad? said the Devil, indignantly.
People, said Chinnu.
People! snorted the Devil. People dont know anything. They have to blame
somebody for things that go wrong, so theyve chosen me. Shall I prove it to you?
Okay, said Chinnu as it was a Sunday and he didnt have to go to school.

See here, said the Devil unwrapping a small scrap of plantain leaf. There is some
delicious gur inside. Now watch. The Devil dipped his little finger into the sticky gur
and then trotted up to a broken wall a little way away. Then he placed his little finger
on the wall and drew a little bindi of gur on it. Did I do anything wrong? he asked
Chinnu after settling himself down on the log of wood again.

No said Chinnu.
Now sit here and watch said the Devil patting the log on his right.
So Chinnu sat and watched.

A little ant who was scouting around for food smelt the delicious gur on the wall and
scurried off to tell his family about it. Slowly, millions of little ants began pouring out
of their anthill and made their way to the gur.

The lizards, basking in the sun, flicked open their sleepy eyes and began creeping
towards the ants.

The cats smelt the lizards and came out of the barns.
The dogs smelt the cats the leopard smelt the dogsthe tiger smelt the leopard,
and then came the hunters in droves. The animals snapped and snarled, growled
and barked, and bit and scratched while the hunters cursed and shouted and banged
away with their guns. What a ruckus it was!

Lets go from here, sighed the Devil, this place is too noisy. When they reached
the outskirts of the village, the Devil said goodbye to Chinnu. See how they all
blame me? he said. All I did was put a little spot of gur on a wall. They did the rest
themselves.

And the Devil smiled his wicked smile.

Every Dog has its Day

Chhotu Langda was tired of life. It was difficult being a stray dog in Mumbai. He wished he
was a classy dog like a Labrador or a Dalmatian or a Golden Retriever or something. Then he
would be someones pet and his name would be Pasha or Rocky or Lucky or something nice.
In his opinion, Chhotu Langda sounded Lower Class. He scratched himself vigorously as he
tried to remember who had given him this name.

Vaguely he remembered the car which had run over his left hind leg when he was a puppy
and had barely learned to walk. Since then he had been lame. And since then all the other
dogs had called him Chhotu Langda. He scratched himself some more as he waited for the
neighbourhood beauty Sasha to take a walk. All the dogs in the vicinity waited eagerly for
her to take a walk. She was a High-Class Poodle who belonged to Major Monty Singhs
daughter. According to Chhotu Langda, Aishwarya Rai could take a few pointers in beauty
and grace and walking the ramp from Sasha. Chhotu had seen Aishwarya on T.V. when he
was trying to steal a piece of pao from the chanawallahs newspaper wrapped lunch near the
door of the barbershop. The T.V. of the barbershop could be seen clearly from where Chhotu
was standing, trying to sniff at the packet of pao. Aishwarya had left him unimpressed. He
scratched himself again and began to dream of Sasha.

Chhotu jumped as someone hit him with a stick. He must have fallen asleep on the footpath.

Hut! Hut! Stoopiid Dawg! drawled the voice of the Great Trainer, Keeper of Sasha. The
Great Trainer passed by, Sasha on a leash, after delivering a last kick at Chhotu Langda. He
heard the Trainer muttering obscenities about these Stoopiid stray mangy dogs which are a
menace to our city and society but it did not bother him. He took a deep breath. The scent of
Sashas expensive perfume filled his nostrils. His chest expanded with pleasure. How
gracefully she walked! How clean she smelt! Her fur gleamed, her eyes sparkled, she was
obviously well fed, and in the pink of health. She looked neither right nor left, but walked
haughtily on like a little princess.

Chhotu Langda dreamed. How nice it would be to be clean and well fed. How nice it would
be if he had no fleas or ticks which bothered him. A bath, a good brushing, a warm meal, a
game of catch with Sasha! Ahhh, that was the Good Life! What if-

SCREEEACH!

Chhotu jumped out of his skin. What he saw next chilled him to the bone.

At the far end of the street, a car had screeched to a halt in front of the Great Trainer and
Sasha. Two men had jumped out of the car. One of them was brandishing a pistol at The
Great Trainer, while the other snatched Sasha up and bundled her into the car.

Chhotu let off a blood curdling howl and began running towards the car as fast as his injured
leg would allow. Sasha was being kidnapped right in front of his eyes! He was honour bound
to stop it whatever the cost. The thought that he may never see Sasha again made him howl
louder than ever.
As the second man jumped into the car and slammed the door shut, Chhotu saw Sashas head
poking out of the rear window. As the car drove away in a whiff of exhaust fumes, Sasha
called out to Chhotu from the car.

Help! Help!! she yelped once, looking towards Chhotu with a bewildered expression in her
beautiful eyes. The the car turned the corner, and the road was empty once more, except for
Chhotu and the Great Trainer, who stood on one side, mopping his face.

There, thats done, said the Trainer, putting his handkerchief in his pocket as he turned to
go. Chhotu planted himself firmly in front of the Trainer. What! Was the Trainer going home
already? He couldnt do that! Thay had to look for Sasha. Sasha had asked them for help. He
looked up at the Trainer and howled.

Stoopid Dawg, growled the Trainer and kicked Chhotu. Chhotu bared his teeth at the
Trainer.

Showing me your teeth, eh? said the Trainer, swishing his stick. Before Chhotu could
understand what he was about, the Trainer lifted his stick and landed a great blow on Chhotu.
It fell on his head and Chhotu felt like he had been hit by a bolt of searing lightning. As the
blood gushed out of Chhotus head, something suddenly stirred inside Chhotus mind, but
before he could grasp the thought fully, Chhotu felt a rush of darkness, a pounding of blood
in his ears, and then everything became black.

When Chhotu recovered, it was dark. He did not know how long he had lain there at the side
of the road. He felt weak and hungry. His head swam. He got up, swaying on his feet and
started hobbling. He did not think, but his instincts led him straight to Major Monty Singhs
house. He sat there in front of the wrought iron gate, whimpering, his head aching, falling off
into a pain-filled stupor now and then, but when he awoke, it was always with such an empty
feeling in his heart, that he could not help whimpering again.

Once he awoke from his pain-filled stupor to kind words and gentle hands. Poor doggy,
someone was saying, tender hands soothing him, who could have hurt you like this? The
voice was warm and kind. Someone stole my doggy today, and I couldnt sleep. I was
crying in my room and I heard you crying too. Then the voice went away for a while and
came back again. The owner of the voice washed his head with warm water and Chhotu
whimpered a little with the pain. A soothing ointment was put on his wound and a bandage
firmly tied around his head. Then that someone fetched him something sweet and hot in a
bowl and Chhotu lapped it up thirstily. Now sleep, said the voice, patting him gently, It is
almost morning. When you awake, youll feel a lot better. And maybe in the morning, my
darling Sasha will be back too.

When Chhotu awoke next, it was to the sound of cursing. It wasnt yet morning, and the
Great Trainer had tripped over Chhotus recumbent form in front of the gate.

The Great Trainer didnt recognize him. Dawgs! he growled, Stoopiid, stray, mangy
curs, he spat as he hobbled away, dusting his bottom.

Chhotu stood up painfully and looked after him, blinking slowly. His head was still sore, but
he could think a lot better now. Suddenly all the events of the previous day and night rushed
back to him. He went over each of the incidents one by one and slowly a pattern began to
form. He turned towards Major Monty Singhs house and began to bark. He did not whimper,
he did not howl. He barked. Loud, urgent barks. He went on and on and on.

Suddenly the front door opened and Major Monty Singh and his daughter, the Girl With the
Kind Voice appeared.

Thats the dog, dad, said the Girl, he must be hurting again.

He doesnt sound hurt to me, said Major Monty Singh. It sounds as if he wants to tell us
something.

Chhotu caught hold of the bars of the gate, trying to rattle it. Then he ran a little way up the
road and then back and rattled the gate again.

Yes, said Major Monty Singh,Hes definitely trying to tell us something.

A few minutes later, a strange procession made its way out of Major Monty Singhs gates. In
front was Chhotu Langda, sniffing at the ground, following the Great Trainers scent, then
came Major Singhs daughter, (her name was Violet) still clutching at her nightgown, then
Major Singh with his double barreled shotgun, Major Singhs driver Dhania with his wrench,
his manservant Dubloo with the silver plated walking stick, the maid Manno with her new
broom, and the cook Pratap Thakur with his frying pan.

Chhotu led the lot of them straight into the Great Trainers Den. For had he not worked out in
his mind why the Great Trainer had said, There, thats done, after Sasha was kidnapped,
instead of trying to find her?

The Great Trainer had other pedigree dogs like Sasha in his den, for he wasnt a dog trainer at
all, but a very well known dog thief.

It all came to light when Major Monty Singh frog marched the Trainer and his two
accomplices to the police station in front of his double barreled shotgun.

All the other dogs were returned to their owners, but when they went home, to his great joy,
Major Monty singh and his daughter also took Chhotu Langda with them to keep as their dog
and Sashas best friend, for ever and ever.

And Chhotu Langda is now called Bahadur.

Horosoft

16/02/2017 - 16/07/2019 in this period you will be under Influence of Mer (Mahadasha) and
Mer (Antardasha)
This will prove you a good period.Your fine imagination and analytical power will pave your way
towards success. You will start moving into an intellectual circle and earn the liking of the others.
If you are involved with writing, poetry, publishing or publicity, this period will prove you extremely
beneficial. You will also have tremendous courage and confidence to carry out your pursuits
nicely. Your job conditions will become very good. A promotion may also be expected in this
period. As an independent entrepreneur, you will do exceedingly well in your ventures. There is
strong possibility of the expansion of your trade / business or entered into new ventures. You will
get on very well with your family people and addition in the family members is quite possible.
Your opponents may try to damage your reputation but they won't succeed at all. Try to make the
best use of this period.
16/07/2019 - 12/07/2020 in this period you will be under Influence of Mer (Mahadasha) and
Ket (Antardasha)
During this period, you will be after your illusionary plans. There will be a vast difference in your
plans and reality. At times, you may make people annoyed due to your behavior. If you are in
business, then problems could be double, because being in a position to take certain
decisions.You are advised to be more practical & methodical in your approach. In case, you are
in service, then your working conditions may deteriorate suddenly. You may not get on well with
your inspite of your best efforts to do so. You may also be transferred at a undesired place. As a
student, you may deviate from your studies, consequently your results would be disappointing.
Family atmosphere may not be happy one. Dispute over small issues are also possible.
12/07/2020 - 13/05/2023 in this period you will be under Influence of Mer (Mahadasha) and
Ven (Antardasha)
This is going to be a very good period in all respects. However, at times, you may be crazy about
some thing and commit mistakes.You will develop a special taste for music, art and literature. In
case, you are already involved in their fields then marvelous results may be expected. As a
businessman,you will do extremely good and will established yourself nicely. If you are dealing in
textile, publication or jewelry, then this period will prove boon to you. In case, you are working
some where, then you will get on very well with your superiors. You may be asked to take offer
the management affairs. Your respect and reputation will increase in this period. If you are a
student,you will develop keen interest in your studies. Try not to be flirtatious,as this period does
indicate this sort of personality traits too. Family matters will be quite satisfactory. A marriage or
child birth is indicated in this period.
13/05/2023 - 18/03/2024 in this period you will be under Influence of Mer (Mahadasha) and
Sun (Antardasha)
During this period, your courage and confidence will be at par-excellence. You will also come
across learned people and make very good relationship with them. Your respect and reputation
will be on increase. If you are in business / trade etc, then you will do extremely well.You may
come out with a new project or line of business which will put you right on the top in your
establishment. Another source of income is also likely to be there. If you are an artist, poet, then
this period will prove excellent to you. If you are in service, then there are strong chances of
getting promotion in this period. You will enjoy very good relationship with your superiors. As a
student, this is the right period to fulfill your ambitions. If you are little extra engrossed in your
studies then very good results may be anticipated. On the domestic front, you will not have much
problems. Family members attitude may be very cordial towards you.
18/03/2024 - 18/08/2025 in this period you will be under Influence of Mer (Mahadasha) and
Mon (Antardasha)
You might get mixed results in this period. You will be quite imaginative and thoughtful but at
times, illusion will predominate your psychic and you may commit wrong. If you are in business /
trade etc, there will be very good opportunities and you will be able to make the best use of this
too. In case, you are dealing with chemicals, pharmaceutical, then this period will prove
exceptionally good to you. If you are in service, you'll find very good atmosphere to work. You
may also be given an assignment or work of your choice. There are chances of getting promotion
too. As a student, try not to waste your precious time in stupid activities. If you put extra time &
energy in your studies, then desired results will amuse you later on. As far as domestic
environment is concerned, you will be quite happy. The health of your parents may create
problems.
18/08/2025 - 15/08/2026 in this period you will be under Influence of Mer (Mahadasha) and
Mar (Antardasha)
You may be able to take the advantage of this period, if you see the practical side of the
situation. As this period roles on,you might develop the tendency to illogical and irrational. This
sort of attitude may put you into difficult situations.If you are in trade or business, there will be
quite a few flourishing opportunities in your way. Try to make the best use of your situations. In
case, you are in service, you may be asked to take up new jobs which might sound difficult but
once you decide to do so, problems will get solved automatically. A promotion might also come
your way. As a student, you will do fairly well in exams / competitions etc. If you are at the
threshold of career building then put your best efforts in it, results will be encouraging. As far as
family affairs are concerned, you will find cordial atmosphere all around. The health of your
parents may cause little mental worry to you.
15/08/2026 - 03/03/2029 in this period you will be under Influence of Mer (Mahadasha) and
Rah (Antardasha)
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prove your worth. At times, you may have to accept challenging situations, which will able to
manage easily. If you are in business / trade, then you will make good amount of money in this
period. By the dint of good luck, some good offer will also come your way. In case, you are
dealing with agency, publication etc, then very good results may be excepted. You will also
command a good respect & reputation in this period. In case, you are in service, then your
working conditions will improve considerably. You may be asked to handle tedious situations,
which you may able to do and which will earn a good name for you. There are strong chances of
getting problems too. As a student, you are required to put little extra efforts to achieve the
merits. Take care of your health too as it may not keep okay. Family atmosphere, on the whole
will remain quite cordial. The health of your parents could not keep well and inspite of best
physician, correct diagnosis may not be found. It is better to go for natural treatment as & when
this sort of situation arises.
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