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Mythology:
The
in
Stories:
The Secret
Success
of
Storm
in
the
BazaarTowards a
Brighter Personality
'
The Thief
The Dark
Star
Nights
Hairy Castle
Three Questions
"
Don Quixote
Fishy Story
The Francolin
Bird
Fall
Don Quixote
Features:
Did
out of Water
ii
happen
in
Philadelphia?
CefflroHing Ediior
NAGI REDDI
Founder:
CHAKRAPAN1
CAUTION ON CONTESTS
We welcome
participants.
we
However,
would
authors.
some
mg
GOlUCfV
WORDS
m^iif^feT rm g
of our authors.
OF YOKE
Gatam
The
in ruinusocann
present.
They do not
is
gatam
tu
gatameva
hi.
for past
is
past.
The Ramayanam
(For
editorial)
have known
is
lot
The
Way
Pickle
particularly
imprinted
Surprised.
my
in
I
was about
to put
it
away,
house stays
offered him
implored, "Do ask me a
not to eat anything unless was
Pickle to our
biscuit that
when he
Mummy told me
e times, Aunty.
repeatedly asked to do sol-
wanted
'
are
No wonder he
is
named
Pickle.
Renu Das
Kalla.
Sagar IM.P.)
In
my
village.
of being
1
experience while
soliciting
the co-opertaion
of the
villagers
in
the
The
Fastest
Moon
The
we
You have read about the mystery in your magazine. (See Chandarnama May '83 issue.) Why do
the ships disappear there? According to Joe
Ploeg of the National Research Council of Canaa 100-foot high tidal wave that appears
suddenly and is called "episodic wave" can
swallow a ship leaving no trace of it. But how can
sucn waves destroy aeroplanes flying over the
Nobody knows.
da,
triangle area?
When
A.Hussain,
Srinagar.
Perhaps the greatest ever volcanic eruption took place some 3,000,000
year? ago near Oregon, America, according to prehistoric evidence found by
scientists.
known
The
in
second half of the
15th century B.C. It was on an island called Thira in the Aegean Sea. Most
probably this event, by raising a tidal wave 165 feet high, destroyed the
Minoan civilization of Crete situated miles away.
T he greatest eruption in recorded history is the one that took place on 27'
August 1883, when the volcano of Pik Perbutan, on the island of Krakatan
between Java and Sumatra exploded, killng nearly 40 thousand people. The
greater par; of the 18-square-mile island itself disappeared.
greatest eruption
STOBV OF
By
Manoj Das
(Story so far: Krishna grows under the loving protection of King Nanda and Queen Yasoda in
Gopa white Karnsa. the demon-king of Mathura, is never tired of sending his monstrous agents
to destroy the boy Though conducting himself like a human child, Krishna nevertheless gives
glimpses of his divinity. I
eyond the
^ green
it,
like
hill,
was a wide
Overlooking
river
valley.
Govardhan by name.
valley was within King
The
women,
chil-
there.
Brindavan.
The
Nanda's domain.
He
decided to
At
Yamu-
up
ting
and making
houses
in
meadows
the
playing
were
charming spots on
abounding in
The wind
river-bank
Kadamba
seemed
to
the
trees.
made them
and
at
on the grass
roll
other times
it
made
a dive
with water.
And
became
breeze
the
flowers one
-na.
felt
as
if
a hundred
them.
Brindavan became
sky!
beautiful.
ted
Suddenly one
hitherto
added
unknown
afternoon a
element was
it
the
river
flute.
came
heard
and
12
sound of
the
heard anything
wrought miracles
it.
They
like
that.
It
those
who
forgot their
work
their worries
in
and their
obli-
As
emotions.
it
distant horizon
left
forgotten
all
about
it!
As
if it
was
tion!
selves totally
their
ladies.
who
rarely
dif-
went
vinely different.
moo.
own
unfurled.
meadow
ing Krishna.
it
also
roll
it
of cloud
But
Krishna
appeared to be
much more.
in the sky.
loomed large
Yamuna
and giggled.
Only then the cloud began to
unroll itself and the whole sky
under a
spell.
Even
the
flute
like gold.
How many
human
of
them remem-
incarnation?
the time.
from him.
famous.
left
ler
who
achievement.
that
who
Some
crafty than
he lacked.
Gradually
other lands
wrestlers from
to confront
came
defeat.
his master,
with
cannot believe
He
am
challenge
even taught
could
Samar Gupta.
Samar Gupta received many
"What
is
friend
of
of
all
curiosity.
list
heels
the
giant
advancing
inspired!
a wrestling bout.
giant, who was gleefully
coming to catch and eat the
The
traveller, stood
moment.
"You can
your
own
desired to meet
who would be
for
him,
if
some
wrestler
at least a
match
bewildered for a
was
difficult to be-
giant.
hill
stepped on
from the
as
it.
Samar Gupta
To
rolling
save himself
boulder the
him.
He was
passing
through a
him.
It
of thunder surprised
came running to-
giant
wards him.
few
giant's
swooned away.
Some
king's spies,
reported
the
incident
the
to
king.
to
in a whisper,
ought to be
before he recovers! Let us
his minister
he said
giant-killer
first I
hurry up!"
The
and a
"Young man,
do
said,
understand one thing. My soldiers, put together, were certainly stronger than the giant.
But you succeeded where they
failed. Does this mean that you
my
soldiers?'*
in the
palace as a royal guest till he
fully recovered. The king bes-
O
Contest for September '83
|Q
Towards
a Brighter
Personality
OF SEVEN
LEARNED JUDGES
him up to the court. Now, seven
judges sat trying the case. At
the end the chief judge said,
ion.
Tfl
explain,"
said
the
ac-
He distributed seven
pieces- of paper among the
judges and said, "Your papers
contain a question. Please write
down your answers to it.
The seven judges wrote their
answers and submitted the papers to the accused. The papers
contained only one simple question: "What is dust?" Each of
the judges wrote down a separate answer. One wrote, "It is
cused.
Rajesh!"
"Yes, Grandpa!"
"Are you
to
in
mood
to listen
an old anecdote?"
"I'd
love
to!"
said
Rajesh
reaching
Grandpa Chowdhury in one
enthusiastically,
bound.
Once
oe*
of
tay.nd
touted
is
made
of."
know what
distinct personality,
to
form a
one
is
likely
distinctly individual
"Right, Grandpa."
"At the same time as
civilized,
we
learn
we grow
how to re-
ty
do you think
made
a mention
of that anecdote?"
Rajesh laughed.
"I know,
Grandpa, you must have overheard the heated argument
among my friends in the drawing room! We were debating on
which musician to invite to. our
school
function. It was, of
course, a very unmusical pre-
MIRACLE
WITH A
HORSE
with you, let me ask you a
question: do I look like a thief?"
"Er-er .." the king could not
say anything as he never expected such a question. But he
looked impressed.
The burglar smiled. "I'd never care to steal a horse if not for
fc
the miracle..."
He was
stable.
want
caught.
himself,
the guards.
"What
did''
secret. In
a horse,
am
crowd
my anxiety to try it on
was
'stealing' one.
speak before
when
him
it
them.
The king
led
into
his
that
am
king's eyes
"Now
The
private audience-chamber.
burglar,
at
you say
about miracle?"
his reluctance to
to
impatience.
a horse to fly?"
alone
26
it
grew
bigger.
take to train
"If the
horse
is
very good,
"All right.
horse.
king.
All
were
surprised
at
the
heard
everything,
one
in
my
"How?"
"Well,
first,
Nobody
to fly after
wife
let
burglar's
you
favour."
she persisted.
else
the
sighed
will
When
she
me
all!
In the
meanwhile
THE
THREE
PEACHES
peach
at
this
season?"
This
|
anyone
for
where
-.through a
home.
said.
to
find
as he
was
told.
man
that
Then
the
father
called
his
and take
he said.
it
to the prin-
his
but
when
she pulled
the peach
The
third
old father
him
it
to his
to take
it
replied the
"I
am
young kitchen-boy.
taking
it
to the princess,
On
girl
the
hares,
but
without
again
success.
The
to
king, however,
let
his
still
daughter
scullery-lad.
three sacks
"First
full
refused
marry
bring
me
of truth, then
my daughter,"
he
said.
sell
me one
of those
you one
if
you
kiss that
donkey
However,
gone very
she had
young man
before
far. the
this.
Suddenly he
t
princess, the
sack."
lo
He
told
visitor,
first
the sack.
Then he
told
how
he
jumped
come
his
to
whistle,
the
king
jumped
"You have
you
my daughter at
once," cried the king, greatly
alarmed. So the young man let
shall
marry
great style.
mc
happily agreed.
The week
after,
calls
a dirty girl.
in
the magazine.
was excited.
cousins.
was.
SOAP!
How can the anabas remain alive while it is
out of the water It is able to do this because it
mass
spongy substance
so called because it
resembles a much branched tree and, like a
tree, it collects oxygen from the air.
Another species ol fish that can live out of
water is the Asiatic snakehead. This has
pouches under the gills, and when the fish is
out of water these fill with air from which the
oxygen is extracted.
Some species of catfish native to Asia have
tubes extending the length of the creature's
body just inside its back When the catfish is out
of the water, these fill with oxygen trom the air
by a kind of gill
There is also a species of loach a small river
fishwhich can stay alive out of water by
swallowing air in great gulps. The air then
passes to a special lung-like organ which
extracts the oxygen
Also quite happy out of the water is the
synbmnchus of India which has a sac or pouch
on each side of the throat This fills with air
has inside
its gills
called arborescence.
FISH
OUT OF WATER
Danish
when ha was
swamp
in
already there.
The fish Daldorff saw was an anabas scandens or climbing perch. But whether he actually
li-ia
lish climb the tree, or allowed his
saw
occurred
in
doubt, for
could have
in
tale
retelling
SEIZED BY KITES
Experts today say that the story that the
snabas climbs trees is widely quoted, but is
almost certainly due to misinterpretation These
fish can move over land and do so during ram.
kites
and
It
of
is
when
and
come ashore on
extract
the water.
A HAIRY CASTLE
fteiottf
Long
Someone saw
him from distance and ran and
ran and informed the king. The
eating up people.
The
havoc with
the
By
P.
lives
Raja.
of
people.
the
..-i
lowed
suit.
fol-
and asked
him
city
to
rebuild the
walls
The
giant
left,
and
returned
Next?"
said,
roof
"Done
He climbed
and looked
at
the
city
walls.
be of no avail.
"Bravo, Your Majesty, I've
will
met
true
man
at
You
last.
courage.
for dinner.
He had
the
the king.
back.
"That
can give
I'll
is
me work enough
if
you
to do,
forget eating.
must give
me
the condition.
double boon
clear-
just put
mouth when
something
the giant
in
was
"Done. Next?"
to dread these
them?"
The giant nodded and
left fo:
the
site.
The king
sal pensive.
"How
am
can
going to sleep?
I
He
be here
before 1 get up. Then he will be
back once every minute.' How
can I?
will
What work
him?"
give
The queen
smiled.
"You
And
queen's door.
she
much when
"Here
is
was back.
your next work,"
the giant
if.
of
hair?"
"Did
not
say
that
am
New
THREE
QTTESTIONS
r\ ark was the night and fear*-* ful the atmosphere.
It
rained from time to time. At
intervals of the peals of thunder
could be heard moaning of jackals
spirits.
Flashes
of
lightning
once
He climbed the
again
and
ancient tree
the
brought
capital
was
lived there.
a forest.
hermit
that
alone.
is
man's best
guide?
cious
A wise minister
ment
for an action.
question
|the best
To
mo-
the third
[enemies.
work
at
wnnnH With
stranger's
the hermit's helD
ger
"My
lord,
forest?
"My
out
fell
to
am
my arrow at
I did not know that your
bodyguards were hiding there.
you.
Bhim
Singh.
One
of thent struck
me
with his
Singh.
"I had instructed them not to
enter the hermitage," said the
An
the
hour
hermit,
answers to
asked
"What about
my questions?
the
must
my palace now."
The sage smiled and said,
return to
"My
answers
child, the
are
all.
meant
will not
The answers
for
you have
king.
said,
weeping.
"Bhim
(already
for
your ac-
King Vikram
in
a challenging
tone,
Was
is
his
conquered
his
enemy
could
Singh,
postponed
Then
Singh.
it
So,
to
it
is
not
in
Bhim
physical
enemies.
"New, when
were different
persons, he was
King Jaidev was a true
seeker and a man of goodwill.
That is why his own inspiration
that the answers
for
different
right.
was
why
his
enemy's heart
will
be
ary man!"
No
Fishy Story
One day when and my friend, who were Fishing in a pond near
my house, hooked a (rout. My friend tried to pull Ihe fish, but it
I
came
off the
sailing
up over
his head.
It fell
on
My friend set down his rod and walked over to the golf course
and peered into the grass looking for his trout. "What in the
world are you doing here?" some men who looked after the field
asked.
"Fishing.
"
gravely replied
my
friend.
"You fool." said one of the men. "The fish is down in the
"Here!" my friend grabbed the trout by the gills and lifted
up for the men to see it. He put it in his basket and joined me.
Hours later we saw those men still combing the field for trouts!
river.
it
C.
HMk
Kumar.
who could
the wind.
He
gallop as fast as
like lightning.
and down a
He
The
Sultan's police
man
way was
quietly walking
when
the
yelled out.
my life's saving.
am on my
my daughter who lives in
mine contains
My
way
to
my money
other half."
"No, old man. That
is
not
my
bird, a francolin,
was
flying.
me
for
no reason.
gave him
all
resistance so that he
me
came
I plunder everything my
prey has!" said the robber.
The old man sighed. "Ail
right, young man, I'm helpless.
Take it and let me go."
The robber took the bag but
laughed and said, I won't let
policy.
'l
whom
loot," he said
"I kill
all
and un-
at
its
sight.
laugh-
my
is
this
me
reminded
man. He
thought that I'll let him go after
taking away his money. He was
surprised when I was ready to
kill
him. There was nobody
nearby. The old man saw a
francolin flying overhead and
Once
spoke to
robbed
it
to bear witness to
my
Whoever has
heard of a man asking a bird to
be a witness! Ha, ha!!"
The young man then looked
at the roasted francolin and
said, "Hello birdie, do you happen to be that very francolin?
conduct! Ha, ha!!
The
bird
victim's faith in
must be respected,"
ate
Dosuch
not
fit,"
man
he
is
Guru Soumyananda
The
tatter
at the
number
of years in the
Ashram.
lesser
He desired to teach no
man than the king him-
self!
Vijayananda
observed
that
The
He
the eulogy.
house.
smiled proudly
and nodded.
Vijayananda one day
"My
privatelord,
no
and kindly,"
explained Vijayananda.
The king agreed to be humble. Next day Vijayananda left
the capital and went over to a
News of the king donning a poor man's robe and
speaking always with folded
hands reached him. He was very
village.
pleased.
hands folded.
herald began, "Here
his
and with
The
chief
comes our
"
and he ended
with" the king who, though able
great
king.
with
great happiness.
Vijayananda did not meet the
Unsolved Mysleries
_,__.
A FANTASTIC RUMOUR OF
OUR TIME CLAIMED
facti
DID IT HAPPEN to be
IN PHILADELPHIA?
Off the coast of Philadelphia
know what
the
reason was.
was
is
knew what
solitary ship
it
who read
What do you
think
happened
The
in the offing.
The
ly filled
was sudden-
Then
K. Jessup.
He had
himself, in
upon
a principle
by which
it
was
possible to
jects
Navy
tried
it
on the said
What happened
ship.
to the ship?
it
became
his
book
Terrifying
Facts.
could easily
burglar.
Do
know
the Robber!"
It was a
night.
"Who are you?" asked the
young man who had just come
to the town from his home in a
ber.
distant village.
caught.
"Whoever I may
who you are. You
be,
Now,
all
that
not fear.
the
you are
I
am Zed
people of the
land had heard of Zed the RobZed never injured anybody, but he burgled houses and
robbed people in such a clever
manner that he was never
know
"Let me see
plished you are.
are a burg-
man.
"No, never!" protested the
young man vehemently.
The other man laughed.
"Look here, young man, from
the manner you looked this way
and that way, from your voice
and from your movements, I
saluted Zed.
and
stealthily
The pupil filled a bag with
gold coins from a jar.
Zed knew that the king supervised his treasury only once
wall.
detained
an
how
"My
room. He had
old
thief
in
the
He
it.
you.
art
to
somebody before
ing!" said
Zed
retir-
Zed.
the town.
king's
it
is
leaking
out."
It
was done.
It
happened as
had thought.
Zed, hoping to get more, lowered his assistant right into the
jar.
manage
to free
you tomorrow."
the matter
"How
"Who
wise?
did you
know?"
One does
He managed
when
old man.
not die
is
overtook them.
"Do
horse
delay
in
putting
the
all
there
if
flee,"
is
carriage
straight."
"We'll help
one
you
vial," the
'"Happily,
if
you give us
guards said.
friends,
happily,"
said
vial.
my
Detach my
and
young man.
carriage
told the
to
sleep.
"Who
is
pointing his
he?"
Zed asked,
hand
at
his assis-
tant.
"A
not delay.
from
Zed
the
60
had sprung
to
life
and escaped!
He
old
He was
puzzled.
The
king
made
a declaration
punish them
service.
lord,
tremely clever.
if
Why
don't you
they surrender?"
and knowledge.
"My son, you have nothing to
fear from any beast of the
forest, but beware of men who
visit our forest from time to
time." This was the old lion's
his status
last
you are a
lion.
bush.
him. At
scared
lion.
Lead me
to the place
where
commanded.
am
the lion.
"Long
live
the king!"
myself? Where
asked the lion.
is
is
the house?"
entered
it
said,
"It
er
invite
them
the carpenter.
"Is
it
exclaimed the
How
lion.
road.
"Where
asked the
me?"
Madana Go pal
Devidas Kasbekar
few words,
a caption
each other?
Contest.
If
yes.
Chandamama.
of Rs.50V- will
go
in
it
to reach us
the next.
Prize for July '83 goes torMr. B.Suresh, Hat Hill 19.
Officers Quarters. Mangalore6.
The
The Winning
Entry;
'Wondering' 'Wandering'
PICKS
An exaggeration
is
a truth that
has
lost its
Kahlil Gibran.
Art
is
artist
a collaboration between
does the better.
have made
make
it
this a rather
shorter.
God and
the
artist,
Blaise
Pascal.
SEPTEMBER
1983
0666
Regd No
._
different odours pi
special glands
utwii marks a
itch
quick -fading
These
danger Another
community,
are used
Each of the
lights
signals
ai
ifeltahi
r
uiner knrfe
rounding
fishes sense
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