Mani made the last deposit for his Mini. He had patiently painstakingly saved for a long time.
The salesman, smilingly rang up the deal and handed him the keys. He climbed in, turned the ignition, put it in gear and drove off.
Entering his village, in a cloud of dust, with children ran alongside crying, “Its Mani Anna, its Mani Anna!”, he drove home.
His Mom peered out amazed, wiping her hands in her seelai. His sister, her pavadai tucked up thoodapam in hand, stood open-mouthed. His father, in muddied dhothi and sweaty bare-chest, smiled proudly.
For Mani, it was worth the money.
#There is a play on the word MANI, sound and meaning. In Indian languages, it can denote bell or its sound, a jewel or beauty, a name meaning ‘a sound guy/girl’ or ‘gem of a person’, or time and Mani sounds like money. I have used all of these meanings and sounds in my writing!
#In Tamil language, Anna, seelai, pavadai & thodapam mean big/elder brother, saree, long skirt & broom respectively and I have tried to portray a village scene!
*Friday Fictioneers is talented group of enthusiasts penning down a story, a poem, a prose, etc., expressing their heart about a photo prompt, every week. Thanks for this week’s beautiful photo prompt © Kent Bonham
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MULLINGSPICE 
I enjoyed your take. Well done!
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Thank you!
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Loved all the spicy ingredients of your story. And a south Indian village scene flashed before me.
http://ideasolsi65.blogspot.in/2017/07/photo-prompt-kent-bonham-i-always-stand.html
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Welcome 🙂
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Nice play on words, thanks for the explanation too.
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Thank you for stopping by!
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Thank you!
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Ha what an impact Mani’s arrival had. Such a touching reaction from his father.
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Want to add more, but owed limit!😀
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I admire you and those writers who stick to imposed limits. Word count limits are always hard, brutal even, but important to adhere to as stories are often judged solely on them. Sigh.
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I love you monicker, btw, spicemullings stirs so many senses.
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Sorry, mullingspice, I meant mullingspice 😳
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Exactly! But my writing is becoming crisper. So I guess its fine!
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😂
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😂 👍👍👍
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Dear Sabina,
I enjoyed your grand play on words. Not to mention I learned a few new ones and for that I thank you. Good story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Great word play. Lovely take on this.
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Loved it, Sabina! You helped me learn a little Tamil. Thanks. It was fun to read and educational. Lots of flavor!
Five out of five Mani Mini Ennie Meeny Miney Moes. 😉
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Thank you Rochelle. GB!💐
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Thank you
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Thank you 😂😂😂😂😂😂😜😝😝
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I could ‘see’ the scene in my mind, excellent writing, and thanks for the added info although the writing was so good, that the words almost explained themselves even without the translation.
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After I read your end notes, I went back and read the story again. Brilliant, if I may say so 🙂
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Thank you. Your appreciation rejuvenates me!💐
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Thank you so much. Truly appreciate it!
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Wow! You packed a lot of meanings into one hundred words.
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There’s nothing like the pride of buying your first car with money you’ve scrimped and saved for. Well done.
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Nice story!
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