Friday, May 24, 2013

PINTU

PUBLISHED IN DIYALA
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Pintu was on a sheathing caldron. He, at times fails to understand; why the elderly people behave in a crazy manner!

He was breathless, when class teacher told him; “your guardian will be called to-morrow!” Then, she told him: - “You will be a brilliant luminary in the field of chemistry on coming days!!!!”

Pintu sensed something and timidly asked: - ‘Ma’am, may I know why?’

The class teacher slowly unfolded Pintu’s class work copy and told: - ‘You see, what you have written!!!!!!!’

Pintu looked at the copy. The question was: -

What is H2O?

The answer written by Pintu was: - H I J K L M N O!

-Now, tell me, why you have written this?

A chill went up the spine of Pintu. He quickly tried to bring the situation in his favour!

-The other day Banka was discussing chemistry and informed me that this is the latest formula of water that the scientists have discovered! So, Ma’am- I wrote that! Answered Pintu!

-But, Banka has written the answer correctly! Is it an excuse you are driving at?

-Hmm! But, the other day, you told Banka- History is for hysteria patients! Does that sound peculiar to you? Now Madam is furious!!!!!

Pintu could understand Banka has betrayed him! Pintu still wanted to convince Madam!

Ma’am- said Pintu. ‘You know, water contains many un-dissolved particles, so that was the new empirical formula for water and I just wanted to point it out!’

Madam shouted- that’s why I told, you will be a brilliant luminary in the field of Chemistry!

Pintu did not argue much! It was unnecessary, he knew! He promised to take revenge and Banka was his target!

Pintu knew, his Dad will be no problem, but Mamma will be Vesuvius, if there is a guardian call.

Mamma always blames Dad, for his indulgence to Pintu.
The other day, Dad called Pintu and told him the new process of division. Dad told Pintu- ‘Tell me, if you divide 10 by 2 what will be the quotient?’
Pintu was smarter than light in answering! He answered: - ‘Simple! It is 5!!!!!!’
‘No!’ Calmly the answer came from his dad: - ‘It is 41!!!!!!!’
Pintu yelled: - ‘Howwwwwwwwwwwww!’
Look! Here it is:-

Mamma was speechless with anger!
-You are misleading Pintu! Howled Mamma!
-Just think, what his teachers will say, if he sums up sums like this!!!!!!!!!
-Keep cool! I just don’t want to be serious like you! The children are loosing humors from their everyday life! It can’t be allowed! They should have a sense of humor while being so called pedantic in coming life! More over, Pintu is intelligent and knows what to do! - Dad replied!
So, when Banka gave that new empirical formula for water, Pintu just wanted to test it in class work only! Mam will be kind enough to ignore it, he thought! He did not guess, it will precipitate in such a grave situation like guardian call!!!

Pintu is forgetful by default, but he is not a pathological liar like his other friends!!

One day, Bose uncle came to visit his Dad. Dad was absent. Bose uncle passed some information to Pintu. When Dad came back home, Pintu could not remember, what to pass to his Dad!!!! Less, he forgets, so he told his Dad: - “One gentleman came to you to convey some information. He asked you to go a certain place, at a certain time to collect the important information. I passed the information to you, and please don’t blame me that I forgot and not informed you!”

Dad gave a wide grin! Mamma was as usual furious! Pintu was relieved!

The next day in zero period, Pintu asked Banka: - Where can I get Hindi photocopy?

Banka thought for a while and answered: - What is photocopy?

-Xerox, I mean!

-Say that, you are using the term photocopy!!!!!

-Xerox is a brand name! The first photocopier came from them only!

-Hmm! you are behaving like a floating encyclopedia! However, there are many photocopy kiosks over here, but I don’t know, whether they can make a Hindi photocopy or not!!!!!!

Pintu was expecting this! He knew it for sure, Banka will mingle photocopy with DTP.

Pintu did not know, class teacher Ma’am was overhearing their conversation!!!!!

Astonishingly, Pintu noticed a faint smile on her face!

Look Pintu, Ma’am said.

-This time, I am not going to call your guardian! I can understand you are making fun! But, be serious in your class/ home work copy or in exam answer script! Understand?

-Yes Ma’am!!! I know understanding is standing under! I will remember this in future!

Pintu was absent for 2 days as he was down with fever! In the meantime, there was a chaos in his class! Math Ma’am was teaching geometry. Banka wrote this in his class copy!!!


The ultimate result was a guardian call! Banka told that, Pintu told him to do so!!! Banka’s parents came to Pintu’s home! They complained against him to Dad and Mamma!

Dad explained everything to Banka’s parents!!!! Mamma was sitting with a grave face! Mr. Chaterjee, Banka’s Pop understood it and burst into laughter!

The latest news:- Both Banka and Pintu scored 98% (aggregate) in AISSE in 2010.

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