Summary of The Tale of a Tulsi plant

The tale of a Tulsi plant 

By Syed Waliullah

The story starts with the description of the house. The house had a garden and a character named Martin is fond of gardens. He imagined if he would have a land of his own he will build a garden with a chair in it to spend his evening time after office there. Amjad was sitting there and smoking hookah when Martin was imagining this all. Kader was a lover of tales. 

They had moved into the house without any fight or power coz it was the deserted house . The owners left the home during partition. They were very happy to get a shelter, they broked the lock and entered in. When the cluster of refugees came to take shelter in this house these new residents deny any help saying they are unlucky coz now this family has occupation the place. When someone inquired about the small room at the end of the house.. the residents said that badruddin of the accounts department has occupied the place and it's just the matter of luck whoever comes first occupies. Then ,police came the new residents were shocked by police presence they thought the the owners of the house would have complained about the house but one who jus migrated wil have dozen of other problems then to claim their left property. They said that they haven't sold or altered anything in the house they understand law. The police wrote a report about it and went. 

They were very excited about this big house which was like a heaven to these people who came from lanes of filth of Calcutta. Yunus felt some improvement in his health he lived in the narrow alleys which were like dustbin in the morning. It was an area full of dirt and inhuman conditions. There was festivity in the house full week , everyone was very happy and joyous. 

On a Sunday morning Modabber was brushing his teeths and saw a foot long tulsi plant. He started shouting and whole family gathered there. They were expecting a snake so couldn't notice tulsi plant. Modabber said that while they are in the house this house no Hindu symbol will be tolerated so they have to torn it out. The Tulsi plant was becoming yellow coz of no watering and care. They all stood still. Martin was once a railway employee he started thinking about the mistress of house who would be somewhere on the railway station waiting for shelter. He recalled some hindu rituals and saw the sarre of mistress of house hanging on the wire. They decided not to uproot the plant . 

Enayet was a very religious man , even he didn't said anything in this situation. Was he thinking about the tears of the woman who left her home? 

The family these days was engaged in the Hindu muslim debate more. Few days after that Modabber saw the weeds near tulsi plant were removed. It was growing green now which clearly indicates that someone was watering it secretly. No one mentioned about the plant then. 

Police came with the notice to vacant the house within 24 hrs later increased to 7 days ....they vacated the house 10 th day. 

Tulsi remained uncared again. 

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