Amravati Ki Kathayein
The Little Fish in the Copper Pot
S1 • E8 Jul 22, 1995
Subbamma garu is an orthodox Brahmin lady. Her orthodoxy extends the daily routine considerably, as she has to personally wipe the floor, do the "Rangoli" and set off for her bath in the river Krishna. On the way, she even goes to Ramaiah's backyard to be blessed by his cow. Her bath in the Krishna is a long drawn ritual complete with prayers to numerous Gods and Goddesses. After this, she brings home some water to proceed with the cooking. It is well afternoon by this time and her poor husband, Satyanarayana garu, is weak with hunger by then. One afternoon, both of them are resting after their lunch. Subbamma garu goes into the kitchen for some water and finds a little fish at the bottom of the pot from which she drank. Pandemonium reigns as she remembers all that she had used the water for. Her husband tells her a few home truths about the impracticality of most of her rituals. "Purity should be within you, silly!" he sermonizes.
