A short story in Sindhi written by Chandiramani in phonetic roman script
1. Ghara jo maamlo
Mohan ghara may> t/amaam excited haala may> pahut/o
Joi khay chayaaee>’ Aj/u maa> kayt/ran saalan khaa> poi hika puraar>ay d/ost/a Vishnooa khay gad/iyus . Asul ee kona phiriyo aahay .Huna khay suj*aa>rar>u t/amaam savlo huo . Saag/iyaa ee chilka>d/ar kapir/aa ai> saag/ee perfume jee khooshboo . .Lag/ay tho t/a asul kona phiryo aahay .’
Kahir/o Vishnoo ? Jayko ajeeb ho ?’ Jor>asi puchiyo .‘
Ajeeb mar>hooa jo mat/labu kahir/o aahay ?’ Mohan puchiyusi
‘‘Shaad/ee kayaaee>?’ Jor>asi puchiyo .‘
Haar>ay moo> g/aalh samjhee.Ha ,shaad/ee kayaaee> ai> b/a puta bi athas .’Mohan javaab d*ino .‘
Ihaa t/a barabar khaas khabar chaibee,’ jor>asi naku mor/ay javaab d*ino.‘
‘Hair/ee tokbaazee chho thee karee>’?Mohan puchhiyus .
‘Ar/ay moo> kucchu galat/ chayo chhaa? , ‘Jor>asi suvaal puchiyus ‘ ..
‘Na na ! ‘ Mohan javaab d*ino ‘.
Haar>ay muhi>jo vaaro aahay t/okhay kujhu ajeeb khabaroo> d*iyar>a joo> ‘ jor>asi chayo .
‘Aj/u maa> achanak t/uhi>jee hika puraar>ee sahir/eea khay gad*iyas’ .’ Jor>asi ag/t/ay chayo ..
‘Kayr?’ Mohana puchhiyo .‘..
‘Moo>khay khabar aahay t/a t/okhay jaam saahir/iyoo> huyoo> . So keea> maa> hunakhay theek suj*aaray saghaa> thee ?,’ Jor>asi javaab d*ino‘‘
‘Haar>ay moo> g/aalh samjhee,’ Mohan charchay may> javaab d*ino,’ suthho thiay haa t/a maa> hiku register rakhaa> ha .Moo>khay maaf kari ..’
Jor>asi khilar>u shuroo kayo ai> chayaaee> ‘Hooa jaykaa lu>daa frocks paaee>d/ee aahay .’
‘Dhar>ee rahim karay! .Aj/u kala jaam chhokir/iyoo> lu>daa frocks paaee>d/iyoo> aahin ‘.Mohan naaraazgeea saa> javaab d*ino ‘Umay>d/a t/a ko naalo athas?’
‘Moo>khay b/udhaayaaee> t/a sahee> para moo>khay naalo visree viyo ,’jor>asi javaab d*ino .‘.
Barabar haar>ay moo> g/aalh samjhee. T/oo> uhay shayoo> yaad/ ka >d/ee aahee> jaykay yaad/ karar>a jay laaik aahin.’ Mohana javaab d*ino .
Haar>ay b/udhaai , kayr tokbazee karay rahiyo aahay? Oh ! Moo>khay haar>ay naalo yaad/ aayo . Sonia , aayai yaad/?’‘
‘Vaah ! Hooa sweet chhokr/ee ?’Mohan d*aadhhay fikira maa> puchhiyo .
‘‘Sabhu chhokir>iyoo> had/a sweet hoo>d/iyoo> aahin jayst/aaee> shaad/ee na kayee athan . Poi hunan jaa sachaa ra>ga zaahir thee>d/aa aahin.’Jor>asi javaab d*ino .
‘Na , iay> asulu kona aahay ,’moohi>jee sweet joi khay d*isu.Jahir/ee sweet huee t/ahir/ee sweet aj/u bi aahay,’ .’ Mohan javaab d*ino .
Ai> b/inhee khilar> shuroo kayo .
Jor>si cha>g*ee t/arah samjho t/a sa>d/asi mur/su diplomatic thee rahiyo ho .
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‘T/o ghar achar>a laai invite kayus ? ‘ Mohana puchhiyo
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‘T/oo> chhaatho samjhee> t/a maa> bayvakoof aahiyaa> chha ?Risk chho khar>jay?.Jor>asi chayo .
Jaykee var>ayee so kar,’Mohan javaab d*ino ‘,Moohi>jay laai saag/ee g/aalih aahay .’
‘Suchu ? ‘Ihaa t/a ajeeb g/aalh chaibee . Moo>khay t/avhaa> sabhinee mard/an jee khabar aahay . Haar>ay dhyaana saa> b/udhu .’Jor>asi chayo .’ T/uhi>jee pyaree dheeu jahi>khay t/o hayt/ro pyaar d*ayee safaa khaariyo aahay ,uhaa hamaysha telephone t/ay aahay .Bus g/aalaahir> u ee nathee ba>d/ karay .’
‘Hina umir may> t/oo> huna maa> kahir/ee thee umayda rakhee>’,Mohan javaab d*ino.’Chhaa hooa kapr/aa siba>d/ee ?’
‘Dhar>eea jay naalay g/aalh khay samjhar> jee koshashi kari .Dhar>ee j/aar>ay , kahir/ay kisama jaa dost/a athas .B/iay mahinay sa>d/asi birthday aahay .. Achu t/a sa>d/asi sabhnee d/ost/an khay invite kayoo> .Asaa> khay vajhu mil>d/o sabhinee sa>d/as d/ost/an khay jaachar>a jo.’ Jor>asi chayo.
Ocht/o unhan jee dheeu achee ut/ay pahut/ee .‘
’Papa ,’ hina vaako karay chayo,’Asee> sabhu movie disar> vaj*ee rahiyaa aahiyoo>. Kujhu paisa khapan.’,
‘T/uhi>jo piyaaro papaa t/okhay kad*ahi> bi kahi> g/aalh lai inkaar na kand/o . Moohi>jay lai paisaa kona athas para t/uhi>jay lai aasmaan jee limit aahay .’ jor>asi chayo .‘
‘Varee shuroo thee vayee>a.’Mohan d*ukha may> chayo .
Poi pahi>jay dheeu d*aa>h nihaaray chayaaee>,’B/iay mahinay may> t/uhi>jo birthday aahay . Sabhinee friends khay ghara may> invite kari .’
‘T /avhee> iay> keea> thaa g/aalaahiyo! Papa dear ! .Asee> relax kee>a karay sagha>d/aasee> ?Saj/o vakt/u t/avhee> vaythhaa asaa> khay g/ijha va>guru jachee>d/aa. Para t/avhaa> jee g/aalh d*aadhhee suthhee aahay .Maa> aj/u khaa>ee vathhee list thhaaee>d/as t/a kahi>khay kahi>khay invite kayaa> . Party kithay kayoo> so maa> t/avahaa> khay poi b/udhaa ee>d/asi. Shaaid/ hooa jaykaa naee> restaurant haar/ay khulee aahay, ut/ay. Moohi>jaa friends t/amaam impress thee vay>d/aa . Para haar>ay maa> t/amaam t/akar/ may> aahiyaa> . Moo>khay jald/ee kujhu paisa d*iyo .’Dheer>asi chayo .’
Mohan pahi>jee purse pahi>jay joi jay t/ayz nazara haythh kholee a i> thoro mu>jhiyo jad*ahi> dheer>as atkala adhu paisaa purse maa> khar>ee vayee’
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‘Hina pahi>jaa kulhaa dhud*aayaa ai> par>a khay chayaaee> ,’Maa> t/a hamaysha pahi>jee joi khay kaafee paisaa d*ee>d/o aahiyaa> poi bi hooa eeay> chho thee halay ? Chhaa maau ai> dheeu jay vicha may> hasad/u thee saghay tho ? ‘
Hina joi d*aa>h nazara phayraaee jaykaa huna d*aa>h shookay nihaaray rahee huee . .
Achaanak hina jay joi chayo ,’Shukur dha>eea jo .Muhi>jo Raajoo eea> konhay .Saj/o d*eehu> vaythho par/hay ai> nako ko d/ost/a athas ai> nako ko b/aahir vaj*ay. ‘
’Para iho t/a abnormal thiyo.’Mohan javaab d*ino’ .
Ochit/o telephone vaj/ar> shroo kayo . .
The End.
I am not an expert on this or any other issues. My views on this and other issues are just my personal views and they could be wrong. 


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