SARDAR’S MOM WROTE A LETTER TO HER SON…
–
Pyare puttar,Vahe guru, I am writing this letter slow, because I know you cannot
read
fast. We don’t live where we did when you left home.
Your Dad read in the papers that most accidents happen 20 miles
from
home, so we moved 20 miles away.I won’t be able to send the new address as the last sardar who stayed
here
took the house numbers with them for their new house so they would’nt
have
to change their address.This place is really nice. It even has a washing machine, situated
right
above the commode. I am not sure if it work’s well.
Last week I put in 3 shirts, pulled the chain & havent seen them
since.The weather here is’nt too bad. It rained only twice last week. The
first
it rained for 3 days & second time for 4 days.The coat you wanted me to send you, your aunt said it would be a
little
too heavy to send in the mail with all the metal buttons, so we cut
them
off & put them in the pocket.Your Father has another job. He has 500 men under him. He is cutting
grass at the cemetry.Your sister had a baby this morning. I haven’t found out wether it is
a
girl or a boy, so I don’t know wether you are an aunt or an uncle.Your uncle Jitender fell in the near by well. Some men tried to pull
him
out, but he fought them off bravely & drowned. We cremated him & he
burned
for three days.Your best friend Balwinder, is no more. He died trying to fulfill his
fathers last wishes. His father had wished to be buried in the sea
after
he died.
Your friend died while in the process of digging a grave for his
father.There isnt much more news this time. Nothing much has happened.
Love ,
MOM.
ps: I was going to send you some money but the envelope was already
sealed
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