Fishes on the Plough Line (Hal Syun par Mach): A Folktale for Young Managers

Garhwali Folktales, Fables, Traditional stories, Community Narratives for Effective Managers, Effective executives, Effective Boss, Effective Supervisors or Stories for Effective management from Garhwal part- 14  

                         Translated by: Bhishma Kukreti

          There was a married woman. She was very cunning and wise as well. She had many male friends.  One day, her husband was ploughing a field. The woman was breaking mud pile by wooden equipment. He male friends came and they threw fishes on the line of plough. The fishes were palpitating on the soil.

   Her husband said to her that she should take fish emerging from plough line. She collected fish. He husband told her to go home and prepare fish curry. She came to home and cooked fish. Her male friends also came home following her. They all ate the fish.

 When her husband came to home he asked fish curry from her wife.  The wife asked,” What do you mean by fish?”

The husband told that he was talking about those fish found from plough line.

The woman came out from room and called loudly to the villagers,” O Villagers my husband is telling that fish emerged from plough line of filed. Brand his head by hot red iron rod.”

  Villagers branded head of man by red iron rod.

** Story taken from Garhwali Gadya Ki Parmapra by Dr. Anil Dabral. Page 164

Copyright @ Bhishma Kukreti 7/12/2013 for review and interpretation

Garhwali Folktales, Fables, Traditional stories for Managers,/executives, boss, supervisors or Stories for management from Garhwal to be continued…

                  References

1-Bhishma Kukreti, 1984, Garhwal Ki Lok Kathayen, Binsar Prakashan, Lodhi Colony, Delhi 110003

2- Bhishma Kukreti 2003, Salan Biten Garhwali Lok Kathayen, Rant Raibar, Dehradun