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Once upon a time there was a beautiful young widow name Yaipharembi and her young son, malemangba who were very poor. In their colony a wicked wealthy man called Enakkhunba, lived, who had seven wives. He always kept an eye on the beautiful widow and kept thinking how to marry her. He had tried all the tricks to coax her in to marrying him but she never paid any heed to him and lives with dignity.
Since every plan he made didn’t work so, he left a bag full of money in front of the widow’s gate and the widow little boy found it and told her mother. Instantly the witty widow knew that it was a trick and she told her son to keep it in a safe place. Yaipharembi made a plan so that she could keep the money and free from any allegation too. That day she went to the market and bought some “kabok”, a pop rice and threw in front of their house and on the thatch roof and called out her son and told malemangba it was raining pop rice as God is very happy with them. Later that night Yaipharembi told her son that she found some pieces of Elephant way back and she is cooking it, her son liked it a lot and Malemangba believe whatever her mother told him.
The wicked man confronted the widow and accused her of stealing his bag full of money. She denied his claims. He brought the matter to the Emperor court. The Emperor sent his minister (Angam Athouba) in disguise to the widow’s place to check if the matter was true or not. When the minister returned he said to the Emperor that it won’t be possible as they were very poor and didn’t have enough cloth to wear and their hut was very shabby but they have well secured gate and fence.
Next day the Emperor called upon the widow, her son and the wealthy man to the court. The widow and her son came in tattered clothes. The Emperor asked the widow if she had found a bag full of money and the widow replied “NO” then the Emperor ask the same question to her son and the boy replied “YES” he had found a bag full of money. The mother cried to her son “Malemangba” if you didn’t tell the truth to the Emperor your mother will die and the boy replied, “I will always tell the truth and nothing else”. Then the Emperor asked the boy, “when you found the bag what happen that day?” the boy replied, “That day it was raining pop rice” and the Emperor again asked, “That day you must have had good dinner?” and the boy replied “YES, we had Elephant curry”. After that the Emperor said we can’t believe what a little boy says and the widow is free from allegations. Then the widow told the Emperor, “Eningthou, how could I have that money and don’t dress well to come in your presence. I am very sorry to tell you that it is all Enakkhunba trick to take revenge from me as I did not consider his offer to marry him”.
After that the Emperor put Enakkhunba to prison and gave Yaipharembi a ring to compensate her wage for that day.
As time went on Yaipharembi and her son started living with better conditions and she didn’t have to work anymore. Nevertheless she never used the money extravagantly as that would have invited curiosity. Therefore, the witty widow and her son lived happily ever after.
Once upon a time there was a beautiful young widow name Yaipharembi and her young son, malemangba who were very poor. In their colony a wicked wealthy man called Enakkhunba, lived, who had seven wives. He always kept an eye on the beautiful widow and kept thinking how to marry her. He had tried all the tricks to coax her in to marrying him but she never paid any heed to him and lives with dignity.
Since every plan he made didn’t work so, he left a bag full of money in front of the widow’s gate and the widow little boy found it and told her mother. Instantly the witty widow knew that it was a trick and she told her son to keep it in a safe place. Yaipharembi made a plan so that she could keep the money and free from any allegation too. That day she went to the market and bought some “kabok”, a pop rice and threw in front of their house and on the thatch roof and called out her son and told malemangba it was raining pop rice as God is very happy with them. Later that night Yaipharembi told her son that she found some pieces of Elephant way back and she is cooking it, her son liked it a lot and Malemangba believe whatever her mother told him.
The wicked man confronted the widow and accused her of stealing his bag full of money. She denied his claims. He brought the matter to the Emperor court. The Emperor sent his minister (Angam Athouba) in disguise to the widow’s place to check if the matter was true or not. When the minister returned he said to the Emperor that it won’t be possible as they were very poor and didn’t have enough cloth to wear and their hut was very shabby but they have well secured gate and fence.
Next day the Emperor called upon the widow, her son and the wealthy man to the court. The widow and her son came in tattered clothes. The Emperor asked the widow if she had found a bag full of money and the widow replied “NO” then the Emperor ask the same question to her son and the boy replied “YES” he had found a bag full of money. The mother cried to her son “Malemangba” if you didn’t tell the truth to the Emperor your mother will die and the boy replied, “I will always tell the truth and nothing else”. Then the Emperor asked the boy, “when you found the bag what happen that day?” the boy replied, “That day it was raining pop rice” and the Emperor again asked, “That day you must have had good dinner?” and the boy replied “YES, we had Elephant curry”. After that the Emperor said we can’t believe what a little boy says and the widow is free from allegations. Then the widow told the Emperor, “Eningthou, how could I have that money and don’t dress well to come in your presence. I am very sorry to tell you that it is all Enakkhunba trick to take revenge from me as I did not consider his offer to marry him”.
After that the Emperor put Enakkhunba to prison and gave Yaipharembi a ring to compensate her wage for that day.
As time went on Yaipharembi and her son started living with better conditions and she didn’t have to work anymore. Nevertheless she never used the money extravagantly as that would have invited curiosity. Therefore, the witty widow and her son lived happily ever after.
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