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Folk Stories from Garhwal - गढ़वाल के लोक कहानियां
Bhishma Kukreti:
Barat Byoli Bagair Vapas kilai Ayi? Why did Marriage Party come back without Bride?
Garhwali Folktales, Fables, Traditional stories for Managers,/executives, boss, supervisors or Stories for management from Garhwal part- 9
Folk Tales Collected and edited by: Bhishma Kukreti
This is a community story of the Kukreti family of Jaspur, Malla Dhangu, Pauri Garhwal.
Gudud Ji was the younger brother and Mani Ram Ji was the elder brother. Mani ram ji died in an earlier age and Mani Ram Ji took care to our forefather's family. By blood Mani Ram Ji is our forefather but we are called Gudud Ji kaunk or decedents of Gudud Ji because he fostered our forefather’s family. Mani Ram Ji was also a future teller.
One day, Gudud Ji and Mani ram Ji were on a hill Plato for grazing cattle. From a short distance, a marriage process of a groom passed away. The marriage party was going to the bride's village from the groom. The drum players were playing drums with entertaining tunes and so was the bagpiper player playing bagpiper. The marriage party guests were happy.
Mani Ram Ji took a stem of Kunaj (an aromatic herb) and broke it. Mani ram Ji watched inside the stem and Mani ram Ji told his younger brother that the groom would come back without a bride.
On the second day, around noon, both the brothers were at the same place. They saw that the same marriage party was coming back without the bride and without playing musical instruments.
Gudud Ji asked the guests for their not to bring the bride. The guests of the marriage party informed Gudud Ji that the bride was pregnant before marriage.
Gudud Ji asked his elder brother Mani Ram Ji,” Elder Brother! How did you come to know that the marriage party would come without the bride?”
Mani ram Ji replied,” The future teller should have a solid base to tell the future. The Future teller should not tell the future without a solid base. I saw an insect inside Kunaj ku Kathuk l or I saw an insect inside the stem of Kunuj. Kunuj is an aromatic herb and very rarely insect is seen inside Kunuj stem. By that incident, I guessed that the bride would be pregnant and groom's marriage party would come back without a bride.”
We should take care in telling the future that there should be a solid base for guessing the future.
** Late Mrs Kwanra Devi w/o of late Shri Shish Ram Kukreti of Jaspur, Pauri Garhwal narrated this story to the writer.
Copyright @ Bhishma Kukreti 2/12/2013 for review and interpretation
Garhwali Folktales, Fables, Traditional stories for Managers,/executives, boss, supervisors or Stories for management from Garhwal to be continued…
References
1-Bhishma Kukreti, 1984, Garhwal Ki Lok Kathayen, Binsar Prakashan, Lodhi Colony, Delhi 110003
2- Bhishma Kukreti 2003, Salan Biten Garhwali Lok Kathayen, Rant Raibar, Dehradun
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Bhishma Kukreti:
Bhima and Demon: A Garhwali Folktale for Manager
Garhwali Folktales, Fables, Traditional stories for Managers,/executives, boss, supervisors or Stories for management from Garhwal part- 10
Folk Tales Collected and edited by: Bhishma Kukreti
In Garhwal, the stories of Pandavas of Mahabharata are famous. There are tens of Mahabharata epic stories that took shape of folktales. Following Garhwali traditional story is related to Mahabharata epic.
When Pandavas (five brothers and their mother Kunti ) were sent to the forest for thirteen years they came to the valley of Bhilainagar and Bhagirathi Rivers.
Roaming from one village to another village, Pandavas came to a village and found that the people of the village were in terrible conditions. The people were as good as dead. They did not have any enthusiasm in life. Nobody was replying to any questions from Pandavas. Everybody suggested they to go away from the village.
Pandavas watched that all members of the family are crying very loudly. Kunti asked the reason for their heavy crying to the woman of the said family.
The old woman replied that a few months back, a demon captured the village and started killing them for his meal. The villagers requested the demon that instead of killing all people in a lot he should eat them one by one. Now, every evening, the villagers send one young boy to the demon. The boy had to enter a Chhan (cow shed) away from the village. The old woman informed that today, the turn is for her son to go to a demon for never return.
Pandavas discussed the matter themselves. Kunti told to woman that today, her son Bhima would go to the demon.
The woman did not agree for sending Bhima the son of Kunti in place of her son to the demon. Kunti assured the woman that Demon could not kill her brave son Bhima at any time. After much persuasion, the village woman became ready to send Bhima in place of her son as meal for Demon.
Bhima asked villagers to carry high vessels with water, a big vessel with curd, and ten Supas (chaffing instrument or shaker) to the hut or Chhan. The villagers kept huge vessels full of water, a curd vessel, and ten Supas.
Now, villagers came to the village from the hut. Bhima was alone in the hut waiting for Demon. As soon as dark spread after some time of the evening, Demon came to the hut. He called, “Hey! Humans come out of the hut. Now, it is time for my meal. “
Bhima laughed loudly in the hut. The laugh of Bhima was as cloud-busting. Demon called Bhima to come out of the hut as he was hungry. Bhima replied,” let me cut my nails.” After some time, Bhima threw ten Supas (chaffing instruments) out. The demon was shocked to see such big nails of human beings.
The demon again called Bhima to come out of the hut. Bhima replied,” Let me cough first.” After some time Bhima threw curd out of the hut. Now, Demon started feeling fear. The demon was afraid that whose cough is so much the man must be heavy and powerful
The demon called Bhima in low voice to come out of the hut. Bhima replied,” let me first urinate.” Now Bhima started throwing water out from the hut. It took hours for Bhima to throw water from big vessels.
The Demon became afraid that the man who had such big nails, who coughs so much cough, who urinates so much big quantity that man must be stronger than him. Due to fear, Demon started running from the hut. Bhima came out and killed the Demon easily who was under fear.
Bhima was a wise person who made the demon fearful before the Demon could see Bhima.
** This story is told commonly in Jaspur, Malla Dhangu, Pauri Garhwal, India
Copyright @ Bhishma Kukreti 3/12/2013 for review and interpretation
Garhwali Folktales, Fables, Traditional stories for Managers,/executives, boss, supervisors or Stories for management from Garhwal to be continued…
References
1-Bhishma Kukreti, 1984, Garhwal Ki Lok Kathayen, Binsar Prakashan, Lodhi Colony, Delhi 110003
2- Bhishma Kukreti 2003, Salan Biten Garhwali Lok Kathayen, Rant Raibar, Dehradun
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Bhishma Kukreti:
Pigeon Pea Plant (Gahath Ki Dali): A Garhwali Folktale for Managers
Garhwali Folktales, Fables, Traditional stories for Managers,/executives, boss, supervisors or Stories for management from Garhwal part- 11
Translation by: Bhishma Kukreti
There was a farmer in a village. He had a second wife because his first wife died early. The farmer had a five-year-old boy from his first wife. His present wife used to envy by that boy. His second wife gave an ultimatum to her husband that if he do not bury his son into plough line in the field (a gap or small canal happens due to plough) she would not live with him. As happened always, he was weak before his second wife. He agreed to bury his son in the field while plough.
One day, the farmer was ploughing in an upper contour field and his son was playing on the lower field. The son saw pigeon pea plants. He started fencing those pigeon pea plants. The farmer took plough to through on his son for killing the son. The farmer was ready to throw plough on his son. At the same time, his son called him,” Father! These pigeon pea plants are already grown up there. Don’t uproot them. These are already grown plants and we don’t know whether new plants would come or not from sowing the pigeon pea seeds.”
The farmer got shocked by precious words from his five-year-old boy.
He came home and told in straight words to his wife, “Listen, cruel woman! I shall not obey you. I will not kill my already grown boy. Nobody knows whether you would give birth to a child or not. For unseen future, I would never spoil my assured present.”
**This folk story for Manager is taken from Garhwali Gadya Parampara by D.r Anil Dabral, page 165
Copyright @ Bhishma Kukreti 4/12/2013 for review and interpretation
Garhwali Folktales, Fables, Traditional stories for Managers,/executives, boss, supervisors or Stories for management from Garhwal to be continued…
References
1-Bhishma Kukreti, 1984, Garhwal Ki Lok Kathayen, Binsar Prakashan, Lodhi Colony, Delhi 110003
2- Bhishma Kukreti 2003, Salan Biten Garhwali Lok Kathayen, Rant Raibar, Dehradun
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Bhishma Kukreti:
Buffalo Owner and Fire: A Folktale for Modern Managers
Garhwali Folktales, Fables, Traditional stories for Managers,/executives, boss, supervisors or Stories for management from Garhwal part- 12
Collected and Edited by: Bhishma Kukreti
Samba was alone in her family. Her husband was working in the capital. She had a two-year-old son. Samba had a big farm covered d by boundary. At this time, wheat plants were there on her farm.
One day, in the January morning, Samba went to see her green big wheat plants on her farm. She was shocked that animals grazed her wheat plants at night. She could not believe it as no animal could cross the wall of boundary. Samba went to the village wise man.
The wise man watched the grazed wheat and the ground. After watching the ground carefully, the wise man declared that there was buffalo that grazed the wheat plants. Samba showed her apprehension that how come the buffalo would cross the high height wall. The wise man told that the buffalo owner carried the buffalo by his hand to farm. It was shocking that a person carried the buffalo by hand and crossed the wall. It showed that the buffalo owner was a very strong man.
The wise man told Samba a technique to catch the buffalo owner.
Samba followed the instruction of a wise man.
In the morning she and samba went to the farm and saw that Dakhu an outside village man was trying to carry buffalo from the farm. Dakhu was unable to carry buffalo.
The village wise man told Dakhu,” Dakhu! Now, you are caught. Now, at least for two-three days, you can’t carry buffalo.”
As per advice of wise man, Samba left a burning woodpile on the farm at night. Dakhu carried his buffalo into the farm by crossing the high wall. When Dakhu saw a burning woodpile, he started warming him before the wood fire. By warming so much, Dakhu lost his energy, and when before morning, when wanted to carry the buffalo, he could not carry the buffalo.
Samba appreciated the wise man and said, Sir! You took indirect tact and method to catch the enemy.” The wise man told, “Every time, it is not necessary to use direct tracts to catch the enemy.”
** Shri ram Prasad Kukreti of Mal, Malla Dhangu narrated the folktale
Copyright @ Bhishma Kukreti 5/12/2013 for review and interpretation
Garhwali Folktales, Fables, Traditional stories for Managers,/executives, boss, supervisors or Stories for management from Garhwal to be continued…
References
1-Bhishma Kukreti, 1984, Garhwal Ki Lok Kathayen, Binsar Prakashan, Lodhi Colony, Delhi 110003
2- Bhishma Kukreti 2003, Salan Biten Garhwali Lok Kathayen, Rant Raibar, Dehradun
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Bhishma Kukreti:
Sheep Kids (Chauni Chauna): a Garhwali Folk Story for Managers
Garhwali Folktales, Fables, Traditional stories, Community Narratives for Effective Managers, Effective executives, Effective Boss, Effective Supervisors or Stories for Effective management from Garhwal part- 13
Translated by: Bhishma Kukreti
There was a pregnant woman. There were ripe fig fruits on a fig tree. As happened in pregnancy, she got the desire to eat ripe fig fruits. She climbed on that high fig tree. She plucked tens of fig fruits. She ate a few on the tree and collected a few fruits in her Dhoti Pallu.
Suddenly, she slipped from the tree. Her belly busted. She died there and before her death, a sheep and male sheep kid came out of her uterus. Both the sheep kids went to their father. They informed her mother’s death. Their father brought them back home.
After some time, their father married another woman. Their stepmother was not conducive to them. The stepmother was always jealous of the he Sheep kid. Stepmother told her husband that she had a great desire for a male Sheep kid Mutton. The man (father of sheep kids) told her new wife that he could not kill his own son. His new wife became furious and she threatened her that she would go her mother's place. Ultimately, the man killed his son the male sheep kid. Before, dying the male sheep kid told her sister that she should keep his bones under the water spring or water source and collect them back when she would marry. The female sheep kid obeyed her brother's wish. Female sheep kid collected bone of male sheep kid and buried underwater source.
When the female sheep was being married and her marriage procession was returning from her house, she went to a water source and dig the bones from there. She was surprised there was a huge pile of ornaments. She put on those ornaments and went to her mother in law house with her husband.
** Story taken from Garhwali Gadya Ki Parmapra by Dr. Anil Dabral. Page 163-64
Copyright @ Bhishma Kukreti 6/12/2013 for review and interpretation
Garhwali Folktales, Fables, Traditional stories for Managers,/executives, boss, supervisors or Stories for management from Garhwal to be continued…
References
1-Bhishma Kukreti, 1984, Garhwal Ki Lok Kathayen, Binsar Prakashan, Lodhi Colony, Delhi 110003
2- Bhishma Kukreti 2003, Salan Biten Garhwali Lok Kathayen, Rant Raibar, Dehradun
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