BABURCHI ( COMIC) W=543
Abdul Khan was happy to be posted as ranger officer in
Rosulpur, Murshidabad . He was a widower with no issues . He owned a doberman as pet . He loved wine and his pet. He was foodie and fond of classical music.
Every evening he was addicted of taking a whole chicken cooked in plenty of butter & red chilli, roasted potato with a bottle of wine along with listening classical vocal music.
He loves isolation more than socialization except Saturday night only that he took tea after the lunch to chat with some colleagues but they al used to leave before evening .
His old cook Ismyle introduced his niece Amir to him as his new cook before going home for serious operation of his kidney which might take three to four months to be cure .
Mr Khan started liking young Amir more that the old one: pretty intelligent witty and able of delicious preparation.
Mr Khan was not a kind generous man at all. Shortly clever Amir came to understand his miserly nature. Mr Khan was frugal to treat with the household servants; though he was enough rich and had neither wife nor any issue!
Young Amir was a voracious eater. He felt his mouth was full of water while cooking chicken in butter and rare aromatic spice.
Mr Khan spent long time to finish dinner; he ordered Amir to prepare the peg of drinks time to time during his prolonged dining hour; He praised Amir a lot about his culinary skill but never spared or offered him a piece of chicken !
One day the spicy aroma of chicken made Amir too crazy to check himself from tasting it. He thought himself 'Mr khan might not notice that out of alcoholic intoxication. He Grabbed one leg-piece of the chicken out of greed during cooking.
He served the dinner on table with wine at as-usual time and played a record of Mr Khan's favorite classical singer great bade Golum Ali Khan! Mr.Khan was eating and listening music with closed eyes , exclaiming ,"a-haha!"
Suddenly he opened eyes on his plate with searching look ; (apprehending possibility of interrogation) instantly Amir pretended to be absorbed in listening music with eyes closed!
Clearing throat Mr khan asked ," Amir, where is the other leg- piece of the chicken? Go and fetch it from the cooking pan."
Amir as if, woke up from melodic ocean! Scratching head he answered,"this hen had only one leg, sir !"
Mr Khan murmured with displeasure,'I never saw an one legged hen or turkey in my life !'
Next morning was Sunday. Mr Khan was taking morning walk with Amir on the river bank. Some cranes were waiting to prey fish with one leg hidden under their belly.
Amir cried out in excitement , "sir, sir!please look at the cranes! the hen also was like them with having only one leg!"
Coming nearer as Mr Khan clapped , the cranes flee away showing two legs visible!
"Hey I see them moving with two legs ."
Amir replied,"But sir, you know the chicken was in that position of one hidden-leg at the time of cooking.".................
Mr khan couldn't but appreciate Amir's presence of mind!
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