Abonindranath Tagore's "Kheerer Putul" translated by Aatreyee
Once upon a time there was a king who had two queens. The small queen was very happy. She had a cupboard full of jewellery. She had 7 palaces and 7 maid servants to please her. She was the King's heart.
The big queen was very sad. The king gave her a small and broken house to live in.
After a while he thought of going out to another kingdom, His servants prepared the ships for 7 months and there were 7 ships.
Before going to another kingdom he asked his small queen what she wants. She said : I want bangles like red blood, white necklace with a big diamond in the middle, pail ('payel' as in পাযেল) with white beads and sari like the blue sky and like the blue water. Then he went to his big queen. And asked what she wants. She said : I want a black faced monkey. The king brought everything the queens of his had asked. As the small queen was the king's heart, he went to her first. But things which were bought by the king were no use because they were small or large for her. So she threw them in front of the king. Then the king went to the big queen and gave her the monkey. She was very happy to see the monkey. The monkey grew in the care of the big queen.
Once the monkey asked : Mother why do you look at the palace and cry?
The queen said-I cry because I was the queen and the wicked queen took my palace.
Monkey -Mother don't cry, just wait for 10 months. Then you will have a baby.
Then he went to the king and gave the news to him. Then the king made a palace for her. After a while the small queen sent her servant (awhich witch) and poisened her. The monkey asked : what did you do to my mother. I should save mother. He saved his mother. And took the news to the king. The monkey said : That small queen poisened her. Her white face has become so black we cant recognize her.Then the king put the small queen in prison.
After few days,the monkey took the news to the king- she has a son.
King-Come let me see it.
Monkey-No my lord , if you see him now you will become blind. After 10 years, in his marriage, you see him.
King then he asked about the big queen's health .
After the queen became fine she made a doll using cream. The next day when he was on the marriage cart, Shosti Thakur ate it. Then the monkey caught hold of her and said :give me my cream doll. She said I dont have more cream. That's why go look in that basket. See my babies are playing. Take one of them. He took one of them and gave marriage. And they lived happily ever after.
Once the monkey asked : Mother why do you look at the palace and cry?
The queen said-I cry because I was the queen and the wicked queen took my palace.
Monkey -Mother don't cry, just wait for 10 months. Then you will have a baby.
Then he went to the king and gave the news to him. Then the king made a palace for her. After a while the small queen sent her servant (a
After few days,the monkey took the news to the king- she has a son.
King-Come let me see it.
Monkey-No my lord , if you see him now you will become blind. After 10 years, in his marriage, you see him.
King then he asked about the big queen's health .
After the queen became fine she made a doll using cream. The next day when he was on the marriage cart, Shosti Thakur ate it. Then the monkey caught hold of her and said :give me my cream doll. She said I dont have more cream. That's why go look in that basket. See my babies are playing. Take one of them. He took one of them and gave marriage. And they lived happily ever after.
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