Once, Sheikh Chilli’s mother sent him to a tailor’s shop to fetch some clothes. She told him to look straight and walk on the main road, to reach the tailor’s shop. Sheikh kept on looking straight and walked on. Eventually, he banged against a tree and realised that he was lost. Rubbing his forehead, Sheikh […]
One day Sheikh Chilli met Babban, a farmer, on his way home. Babban had something in his hand which made Sheikh curious. So, he asked Babban what it was. Babban thought of making fun of Sheikh and said, “Oh Sheikh, you are smart; why don’t you tell me what I am holding in my hand?”
Early one morning, after washing Sheikh Chilli’s clothes, his mother went up to the terrace to hang the clothes to dry. A little later, the wind began blowing strongly. It was too stormy to go up to the terrace to get the clothes, so she waited for the storm to calm down. After a while,
Sheikh Chilli’s village was once visited by a holy man. The holy man was preaching about praying to God. He told them that God would reward them with a buffalo if they prayed daily. Sheikh who was listening keenly to the holy man longed desperately for a buffalo. But he did not want to be
A stranger once asked Sheikh Chilli, “Are you Hussain?” Sheikh Chilli, who was fed up of being called foolish by everyone, immediately said, “Yes, I am.” The man said loudly, “The goat you gave me has run away. Did it come back to you?” Sheikh grinned and said, “Yes.” The angry man told Sheikh to
Sheikh Chilli’s foolishness was increasing day-by-day. He used to mix up things a lot. One night, his mother prepared delicious dinner. Sheikh ate a lot of food and yawned sleepily, but his mother sent him to the neighbours with some food. It was raining, so his mother gave him an umbrella. On his return, Sheikh’s
Sheikh Chilli lived with his widowed mother in a rented house. They had a very wicked and dishonest landlord. One day, Sheikh Chilli’s landlord assigned him one task. He said, “Sheikh, go and count the number of houses in the village. I shall pay you twenty paise per house.” Sheikh was very happy to get
One day, Sheikh Chilli went to the market with a basket full of eggs. On his way to the market, he started daydreaming. He dreamt, ‘After selling these eggs I will get a lot of money and then I will buy hens and they will have many chicks. Hurray! This will get me a lot
After his father’s death, Sheikh Chilli had to be sent to the market to get things for home. One day, he was sent to get milk for 50 paise. When Sheikh reached the market, he saw that the shopkeeper was stretching his hands wide apart while pouring the milk from one pot to the other.
When Sheikh Chilli was a 4-year-old child, he took his first ride on a train. He was very excited. However, during that time, according to the rules of the railways, children below the age of three years did not need ticket to travel in the train. So, Sheikh’s father thought of saving some money. He
Sheikh Chilli is a very popular character in the Indian sub-continent, famous for his follies and simplicity. The incidents related to his life were quite funny. He was a simpleton and a daydreamer. He built castles in the air and established great businesses and empires in his imagination. And when his imaginary stories ended, he
Princess Bella was very angry when she found a large rabbit in her bed! But suddenly, a strange thing happened, the rabbit hopped around the room and settled down in a large armchair. The princess nearly jumped in fright when a voice said, “I’ll sleep on this chair!” She stared at the rabbit, “Did you
Heidi liked to collect pebbles. She made pictures with them and planted flowers around them. She had a large collection but she longed for a pink stone! One day walking along the beach, she met a young man who also seemed to be collecting something. “Hello,” she said, “I’m Heidi. I’m collecting pebbles. I haven’t
A small boat was tied to the jetty on the lake. No one had seen any boatman, but every night the boat would be rowed to an island in the lake. There would be a glow on the island and then the boat would return before dawn. One day, Prince Conrad waited among the bushes
Three fairies had come to bless Prince Ronald on his birthday. They said he would be wise, handsome and loving. But suddenly, an old woman came in and said, “But this crown is not for the prince!” Everyone was shocked. “How can the king’s son not have the crown?” they wondered. When Ronald was twenty