Name of the Story:
"The Connoisseur"
This is only a translation
of a small story, May be I have listen in my toddler years, but still
comes to my mind when ever I want a example of real and true appreciator
.
A behrupia (Conman or Mock Artist) whose name was
Ahmed went to a King's
court to demonstrate his ability to portray or mock any character, in any form
like any animal, any object, any things...
King order his
performance will be held in open arena so that all people of his Kingdom can
enjoy Ahmed's Art.
He Started by mocking like, a soldier, a
tiger, a lamp post, a cart, a owl, a monkey etc. etc.
every character or model he portray was
amazing.
King, ministers, and public all were
showering gifts blessings etc. on him from every corner, every body
including the King were really thrilled to see his
mesmerizing performance.
Ahmed ended his performance with much
practiced item in which he converted himself into a buffalo a really angry full energy buffalo, covering
the total available turf with the wild acts, jumping in out around, behaving in
a truly charismatic wild way.
All of a sudden buffalo stopped,
Angrily turn to see somebody in the public saw a young man
waving his both hands to get Buffalo
This young man was wearing almost dirty cloths
with an old torn embroider zari cap.
starts vibrating his back skin to &
fro,
After this again started wild actions that of an angry buffalo.
This last performance was the best in the
total show & every body included the King just showering all gifts
& accolades for him.
He bowed towards King to show his respect
& ended his performance. King raised his both hand to bless him.
After this he start collecting his gifts,
which were spread on total turf, King incidentally observed that Ahmed Just
made a round to see all gifts before picking up anything.
After this He picked an old zari embroiled
cap from the spread out gifts then a necklace which was showered by the King.
King feel extremely annoyed by this
behavior in which Ahmed gives second status to King's gift that too against a
old torn Cap .
King immediately ordered the Guards to
arrest Ahmed & produce in King's court for a proper Hearing.
In court hearing, King asks Ahmed, why he
gives preference to some other gift over King’s gift as this amounts to an
insult to the King.
Ahmed understood the gravity of the
situation that if King becomes more annoyed then this would be the last day of
his life.
He confesses his action with the request to
the King that if King assures him the safety of his life then he would explain
truth to the King.
King assured him , Ahmed understood that
only truth can save his life now , He said that the old Zari Cap as a gift
which he had picked before King's necklace was worthless as the cap has
no money value but priceless as it was gifted by a connoisseur after due
checking of the finer aspect of his art ,
The connoisseur throws a Stone on the buffalo which hit on
the back skin , as a general characteristic all buffalo vibrates that
part of skin which is irritating, that is why I have also responded in the same
way by vibrating my back skin in response to a stone impact .
King Simply amused by the intelligence of
The Connoisseur & Ahmed both.
He calls the Connoisseur & made him his
one of the minister.
...End...
Name of the Story: "The Connoisseur" By Kapil Jain,
Nov 10, 2011
09.15pm
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