The Legend

Ithe padichu eppadi naan kannir vittano adhei maadhiri neenga ellorum kanneer vidunga....


Oru voorla, oru Onion, Takkaali and Ice Cream moonum frensa irundhadhaam.. Oru naal 3-um beach ku kulikka ponaangge, appe solla solla ketkaame, Ice cream, thannile poi karanji poiduchaam..

Takkaaliyum Onion-um anggaiye porandu porandu azhuvuthu..! Veetuku varra vazhile Lorry le accident aagi, Takkaali nasunggi pochaam.. Vodane Onion, azhudhukittey God kitta poi "Ice settappe naanum Takkaaliyum azhudhom, ippo Thakkaali settappe naan azhuthen.. but naan naalaiku settennaa yenakku nu azhe yaaru irukkaa" nu kettuchaam..

Adhuku God, sari inimele nee saagum bothu yaarellaam pakkathule irukkaanggalo ellaarum azhuvaangga nu sonnaaram..!


Inimele Venggaayam narukum bothu kannula yen thanni varudhunu yaarachum kettaa.. thiru thiru nu mulichikittu irukkaame.. idhe solli escape aagidungaa.. okva?

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For you morons who couldnt understand the sophisticated legend above, here my 'Onion legend for dummies' ;)
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This is a legend... Let the world be filled with tears just like I was reading this sad story...

There once were 3 friends - ice cream, tomato and onion... one day, all the three went to the beach to take bath. The ice cream, not heeding to the others' pleas, went into the sea, dissolved and disappeared from the face of the earth.

Tomato and Onion were absolutely uncontrollable in their sorrow.. so much so that they were wailing at the beach for a long time.

After some time, when they could finally console themselves a li'l, the onion and tomato started their journey back home. On the way, the tomato got hit by a lorry and got sqeezed to death. Onion started weeping terribly and went up to God and said.. "when ice cream died, me and tomato were crying from the terrible loss. And now when tomato has also died, I am alone in my remorse. Tomorrow when I die, who will be there to shed tears?"

God took pity on the Onion and granted that when the Onion dies, everyone around would weep.

When you are peeling onions and the next time someone asks why we shed tears, dont keep blinking foolishly... narrate this legend and escape!

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Acknowledgements:

Thanks to Dori for the original email and for inspiring me to translate this legend so the world can benefit!!

Bhaskar