गउनियां का चमत्कार
Summary
In the village of Dhanpur, a backward and isolated settlement, lived a weaver named Kori with his wife Korin and their simple-minded son Buddha. As Buddha approached marriageable age, his parents arranged his wedding and began gathering supplies. With only four days remaining before the wedding, Korin instructed Kori to go to the weekly market at Dinganj to purchase remaining items, including jewelry, clothes, and four wedding songs called "Gauniyan." Kori set off early the next morning and bought everything except the songs, which he forgot. After remembering, he searched the entire market asking where to buy "Gauniyan," but no one could help him. Finally, a cunning man tricked him, claiming to sell wedding songs for one rupee each. Kori paid four rupees and received four nonsensical phrases: "Khutur-khutur tum khodi rahe," "Tukur-tukur tum jhanki rahe," "Nihure-nihure jaat hai," and "Woh ja, woh ja, woh ja." The man told him to memorize these for the wedding. Kori returned home and sang them to Korin, who was delighted and began practicing them. That night, unable to sleep, Korin started humming the songs. At the same time, four thieves arrived to rob Kori's house, believing wedding supplies were stored there. Hearing Korin's first song about digging, they thought she had discovered them. The second song about peeping confirmed their fears. The third song about going away made them believe they were being watched. When Korin began the fourth song saying "go away," the thieves panicked and fled, thinking villagers were chasing them. The next morning, neighbors discovered a hole in the wall and realized Kori had narrowly escaped robbery. Everyone was amazed that the nonsense songs had scared away the thieves, saving all the wedding supplies.
Conclusion
The story illustrates how innocence and simplicity can inadvertently lead to fortunate outcomes. The protagonist's naive purchase of nonsensical "wedding songs" from a swindler, which were merely meaningless sounds, ironically scared away thieves attempting to rob his home. This twist of fate preserved the family's wedding savings and allowed the marriage to proceed as planned. The incident highlights that what appears as foolishness or gullibility may sometimes serve a protective purpose. The community's laughter at the misunderstanding ultimately gave way to relief and gratitude, as the very items bought in ignorance became the family's salvation. This tale suggests that outcomes are not always determined by intelligence or cunning, and that sometimes, the simplest actions can yield the most significant results.