MY GRANNY TOLD THIS STORY

.Hi friends,

When I was 6 or 7 years old, my grandmother used to tell me a lot of stories and my grandfather used to teach me maths and other subjects. This is one of the stories she told me. It belonged to her time and it may not be relevant now. However, I reproduce it for fun.

Five brothers lived jointly with their mother. They loved their mother deeply. But her DILs did not show any affection because the old lady who had many jewels did not give anything to them. She was wearing all the jewels and never allowed anyone to touch them. They were all waiting for her death so that they could get their share.

One day the old lady fell sick. The DILs were expecting the inevitable. They were also praying to God. The doctor gave medicines. Her condition was improving one day and was deteriorating the other day. Things were not going as expected by the DILs.

The eldest DIL was clever and bold, She hatched a plan to kill the sick lady. One night, she went into the MIL's room. She took a hand pounder [ used for pounding millets] [ Ulakkai in Tamil } that was kept in the corner of the room, hit the MIL hard on her chest, and went away.

The lady did not die but was crying in pain. Hearing her cries, all brothers and DILs,  came into the room and stood around her, and asked what had happened?. The eldest DIL was in a great dilemma. she was afraid of the truth came out, she would be handed over to the police. She was clueless.

To her luck, the old lady could not speak. Due to the pain, she was only crying. To indicate that she was hit by the DIL, she alternately pointed out first to the hand pounder, then to her chest, and then to the eldest DIL. Nobody could understand anything from her gestures. At that time, the eldest DIL shrewdly interpreted and told them,

" MOTHER SAYS "THE HAND POUNDER, AND THE JEWELS ON HER NECK ARE TO BE GIVEN TO ME"  TAMIL MEANING "சாத்துன உலக்கையும் கழுத்து நகையும் மூத்த மருமகளுக்கு அப்படின்னு சொல்றாங்க". HOW SHREWD IS SHE?.