by Jeff Tikari
arms would jerkingly mimic the act of clutching on to a tree limb. He was duly medicated and compensated with cash - an act that had the crowd's approval - and everything was amiably concluded. Two days later, however, the stricken man was brought to the house again, exhibiting the same symptoms even more exaggeratedly. We were told unbelievable stories of the man’s severe ague and that the person had not eaten anything in the last two days. The village healer had opined that the man would probably never walk again and that his earning life was virtually at an end as the person would, in all likelihood, remain a cripple and deteriorate henceforth.
Whilst we stood around questioning the man, Grandfather came out of the house. He had, obviously, overheard the discussion. He stepped up to the man and with his riding crop delivered three swift wallops to the man’s back and legs. The reaction was immediate: the man catapulted out of his cot and took to his heels.
A plot to defraud the family of a large sum had been exposed.
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Jeff Tikari has worked on tea plantations in northern India for twenty years and on coffee and tea plantations in Papua New Guinea for fifteen years. He now lives on the outskirts of Delhi where he runs a Homeopathic clinic and from where he does all his writing.
His first book on spiritualism and philosophy: ‘The Future Intelligence” was published in the year 2000. He has had short articles & stories published in magazines around India, the USA, Canada, Australia, and in the UK. He has self published a book, ‘Masala Tales & Random Thoughts’. Jeff has also written the following books:
The Future Intelligence - Spiritual Assessment.
Masala Tales & Random Thoughts
Aroma of Orange Pekoe – his memoirs and humorous snippets from Tea.
The Honey Gatherer – fictional novel.
Laugh Like a Dog – fictional novel.
Travails of Innocence – Fiction
To Sweeten Boredom – short stories.
Episodes of Ecstasy – short stories.
All the above books can be viewed & sampled at: https://stores.lulu.com/jtikari
or www.downloadbookonline.net
Jeff Tikari, M-12/24, DLF City -2, Gurgaon 122002, India.
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://jeffspage.com and www.downloadbookonline.net
