Sardarji's Mom's Letter
Dear Banta
Vahe Guru !
I am in a well here and hoping you are in the same well there. I'mwriting this letter slowly, because I know you cannot read fast.
We don't live where we did when you left home. Your dad read in thenewspaper that most accidents happen 20 miles from home, so we moved 20miles.
I wont be able to send the address as the last Sardar who stayed heretook the house numbers with them for their new house so they would nothave to change their address. Hopefully by next week we will be able tobring our earlier address plate here, so that our address will remainsame too.
This place is really nice. It even has a washing machine, situated rightabove the commode. I'm not sure it works. Last week I put in 3 shirts,pulled the chain and haven't seen them since.
The weather here isn't too bad. It rained only twice last week. Thefirst time it rained for 3 days and second time for 4 days.
The coat you wanted me to send you, your Aunt said it would be a littletoo heavy to send in the mail with all the metal buttons, so we cut themoff and put them in the pocket.
Your father has another job. He has 500 men under him. He is cutting thegrass at the cemetery.
By the way I took Bahu to our club's poolside. The manager is reallybadmash. He told her that two-piece swimming suit is not allowed in thisclub. We were confused as to which piece should we remove?
Your sister had a baby this morning. I haven't found out whether it is agirl or a boy, so I don't know whether you are an Aunt or Uncle.
Your uncle, Jetinder fell in a nearby well. Some men tried to pull himout, but he fought them off bravely and drowned. We cremated him and heburned for three days.
Your best friend, Balwinder, is no more. He died trying to fulfill hisfather's last wishes. His father had wished to be buried at sea after hedied. And your friend died while in the process of digging a grave forhis father.
There isn't much more news this time. Nothing much has happened.
P.S: Beta, I was going to send you some money but by the time Irealized, I had already sealed off this letter.
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