Pichu mama and ammalu mami

Pichu mama   and ammalu  mami

By

Antha Raja  Thatha

(Story written in Palakkadu  thamizh typed  in English)

  Pichu mama   was born in a small  village in kerala  and like any other Kerala iyer studied  typing and short hand.Due to his great luck  he got a job in the government as  a steno  in a government  department  .Ammalu mami   belonged to a rich orthodox  kerala iyer family   and married Pichu mama at  the age of 18 and her father   chose  Pichu mama as her groom.

   Inspite of a dictator mother  of Pichu mama, they lived happily..They had three  sons    and all of them went   and settled  in usa. Life was normal   and happy   for both of them.Once Ammlu mAmi went to help her son in Florida  .Their cook chuppu cooked for Pichu mama   and their servant  kaliyamma did all the house hold jobs. 

   Suddenly  one day Antha Modi oru gundai  thooki pottan..He told every one should live alone for one month   and servants   should  be sent back.He also told  that  all planes  are cancelled  till he announces.

Ammalu patti phoned to  Pichu mama

“Kettala  indha thamasai”

“Kekkathakku   yennadi panrathu  , kAathu irukke?” said Pichu mama

Mami asked  “Yennavakkum  cheyyaporel?  Velakkari  varamatta, Chamaya kari yum chamakka  vara  paangillai”

Mama said,”Appadi thaan ennavo chonaa.  Ennadi  cheyyarathu  , yenakku  chamakka  theriyaathe”

Mami said, “Oh preisaa  cholrel, ongalukku  veetu velai theriyumo? Aaru kitteyum pesa  maatel, Ippa aarum illai  sahayikkarathukku”

Mama said , “Nee angethu  skypule   chollu  , yeppadi yellam   Cheyyanamnnu. Naan  yenna  Cheyya maattena?”

Mami said , “Neengalaa.Ongalukku  Oru sadhanam theriyaathu, Thanakkum  theriyathu, Chonnalum  therriyaathu”

Mama said  “Appadi yellam chollathe  .Ippo Kaapi kudikkarathukku  neramachu. Athukku  yenna  cheyanam  chollu”

Mami , “Oru pathram yedutukkungol, aduppai moottungol, adhai  aduppula  vayyungo”

Mama said  .”yithra vegam chonna yeppadi .Yentha pathrathai  yeduthukkanam,.  Aduppu   adukklae thaane irukku .Athennathu mootarathu.Yeppadi  antha pathrathai   yenge vakkanam?”

Mami started crying ‘Naan appave chonnene , ongalukku  oru saadhanam theriyaathu ‘  Ithaa pullai vanthirukkan  .Avan kitte  ketkaren”

Then Pullai  said to Appa, “ Appa yenakkum  onnum theriyaathu. Antha  pakkathathu  saroja mamiye koopidungol”

Mami  started crying “Aval dushtayaakunda .Oru mena minukki .Oru sadhanam avalaukkum  theiyaathu  .Aval  yena  cholli kudukka pora  onga appakku?

Pullai shouted at his mother  “Konjam chumma iramma.Aval appaku  swiiggiyai  pottu kuduppal .Appa  Swiggitte  cholluva , yeppo kaappi  venam, yeppo  chappidanam”

Mami started  crying more loudly,.”aval aarudaa  antha dushtai .Aval yeppadidaa  unga appakku  athellam kudukkalam”

Then  Pullai made  her understand  that Swiggi, mamamaarukku yellam  chappadu  vangi kudukkara  chakkan aakkum.”

Mami “Appadiya,Onga appatte , antha  mena minukkittenthu  padichukka chollou.PInne avale aathukkulle   kadatha  Paangillai”

  Pullai  then made arrangements for Appa to have a swiggy app and  he started  getting g every thing from  all hotels.

Next day Ammalu  mami again phoned  and asked  , “Antha swiggy chakkan yellam konda  tharanaa. Adutha masam naan porappadalaam nnu pullai choldraan’

Pichu mama told, “Inge sugamaa irukku  .Vaga vagaya   chaapdu kadkkirathu  .Nee ippo onnum angenthu varathe.”

Ammalu mami threw  the phone down