Once, Sheikh Chilli became an assistant to an accountant. The accountant had heavy books in his office and Sheikh was supposed to repair damaged or torn books. One day, when a number of pages of a book were loose, Sheikh stitched them with thread. His master told him to use glue instead of stitching the […]
Sheikh Chilli’s donkey fell ill. He was unable to go to work for a few days. So, he rented a bullock cart. Fawzia praised Sheikh for this decision and cleaned the bullock cart nicely. She prepared Sheikh’s favourite breakfast too. Sheikh was also very happy that finally his wife praised him. Fawzia told him that
Sheikh Chilli started working in a nearby town. He became friendly with his co-passengers of the bus he boarded every day. One day, he ran to catch the bus and saw another bus going past him with two of his co-passengers sitting at the window. As he boarded the bus, Sheikh had a hearty laugh,
Sheikh Chilli worked for the king once. The king was concerned about the safety of his kingdom. He suspected the sincerity of some of his guards. It seemed some greedy guards were allowing miscreants to enter the kingdom in exchange of money. But the king was unable to nab the culprits. One day, the king
It was winter. Sheikh Chilli disliked taking his bath, but on his mother’s insistence he had to take his bath. After a while, a loud sound came from the bathroom. His mother rushed towards the bathroom and asked, “What happened?” Sheikh said, “My pyjamas fell down.” His mother was surprised how falling of pyjamas could
Winter was approaching. Sheikh Chilli’s mother asked him to get two quilts from the market. Sheikh went to the market and bought the quilts. On his way back, he was feeling very tired so he kept the quilts on the back of his donkey. After a while, his friend Lallan saw him. He asked Sheikh,
One day, Fawzia asked Sheikh Chilli to take a tall stool and clean the fan. She asked him to be careful while climbing the stool. Sheikh took a big duster and climbed the stool. He was cleaning the fan when suddenly the stool toppled. Luckily, Sheikh held on to one fin of the fan. The
Sheikh Chilli used to follow his mother’s instructions blindly. Although he was a big foodie yet he disliked certain vegetables. One day, his mother made some curry with vegetables that Sheikh didn’t like. Knowing about it, she instructed him, “Son, you will have to eat whatever has been served to you. Nothing should be left
One night, while going to sleep, Sheikh Chilli’s wife heard some noises from outside their house. She looked out from the window but could not see anyone. She woke Sheikh up and told him to see if he could spot anyone. Sheikh also looked out but didn’t see anything strange. Then suddenly, Sheikh’s wife saw
Once, a troll came to live near Sheikh Chilli’s village. He set up a house near the bridge, which connected Sheikh’s village to the market. The mean troll threatened everyone and started taking toll from people for crossing the bridge. One day, Sheikh got ready to go to the market, but his mother asked him
Sheikh Chilli’s village had a very strict teacher, who was very concerned about the environment. He used to tell his students not to waste God’s boon to mankind. He told them to be careful with the natural resources or one fine day humans would be left with no more water or clean air. Sheikh heard
Once, Sultan Mir Murtaza asked Sheikh to come up with some interesting story to entertain him. Sheikh readily started, “Once we went to Masuri, the hill station, in summer. Barefoot, we played and danced in the snow. Then one day….” Sheikh paused. Sultan asked with eyes wide open, “Yes, what happened one day?” Sheikh continued,
Once, Sheikh was the commander-in-chief in Sultan Mir Murtaza’s kingdom. One day, the Sultan and Sheikh went hunting. Soon they were tired and both of them sat down to rest under a tree. There was a lake at some distance. The Sultan told Sheikh to take the horses to the lake. Sheikh followed the orders
Sheikh Chilli was famous for his appetite. After he had got married, his love for food increased. He became obsessed with the thought of eating. He woke up and started eating and went to bed still eating. His wife and mother were very disturbed and worried. When Sheikh’s mother went to visit a relative in
The names of the localities of Delhi amused Sheikh a lot after the incident of Ballimaran. Now, he thought of exploring more unique names. First, he went to a place named ‘Naya Bans’ (new bamboo). He started searching for bamboo merchants. When he asked one merchant, “Sir, I want to buy new bamboo shoots; can