Letter From India

A letter from an Indian mother to her son.... Read it
carefully...it's hilarious!!! But try not to laugh.

My dear Jagjit, I am in a well here and hoping you are also in a
well there. I'm writing this letter slowly, because I know you
cannot read fast.

We don't live where we did when you left home. Your dad read in
the newspaper that most accidents happen 20 miles from home, so we
moved 20 miles.

I won't be able to send the address as the last Sardar who stayed
here took the house numbers with them for their new house so they
would not have to change their address.

Hopefully by next week we will be able to take our earlier address
plate here, n that our address will remain same too. This place is
really nice.

It even has a washing machine, situated right above the toilet I'm
not sure it works too well. Last week I put in 3 shirts, pulled the
chain and haven't seen them since.

The weather here isn't too bad. It rained only twice last week.
The first time it rained for 3 days and second time for 4 days. The
coat you wanted me to send you, your Aunt said it would be a little
too heavy to send in the mail with all the metal
buttons, so we cut them off and put them in the pocket.

Your father has another job. He has 500 men under him. He is
cutting the grass at the cemetery.

By the way I took Bahu to our club's poolside. The manager is
Badmash. He told her that two piece swimming suit is not allowed in
his club. We were confused as to which piece should we remove?

Your sister had a baby this morning. I haven't found out whether
it is a girl or a boy, so I don't know whether you are an Aunt or
Uncle.

Your uncle, Jetinder fell in the nearby well. Some men tried to
pull him out, but he fought them off bravely and drowned. We
cremated him and he burned for three days.

Your best friend, Balwinder, is no more. He died trying to fulfill
his father's last wishes. His father had wished to be buried in the
sea after he died. And your friend died while in the process of
digging a grave for his father.

There isn't much more news this time.
Nothing much has happened.

Love Mom.

P.S : Jagjit, I was going to send you some money but by the time I
realized, I had already sealed off this letter.