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A Woman / Dr. Chandresh Kumar Chhatlani

"How beautiful do your eyes become after applying mascara?"
"Yes, my boss says the same thing."
"Well, your selection of clothes is also very good, perfect fit for you!"
"The boss feels the same"
"Oh, the makeup you put on your face, how much your color blossoms."
"Boss also says the exact same word ..."
"Oops .... I am your husband or boss?"
"Your eyes are not like a husband, these are like a boss, otherwise there is a woman behind all this."
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Pudding of truth / Dr. Chandresh Kumar Chhatlani

He was the greatest cook in the world; there was no dish he had not made. Even today, the whole world could experience the real sweet taste of truth, so he was going to make two special dishes of truth and lieís pudding. He believed that the world would understand what is good and what is bad by eating both of these dishes.

He took two pots, put 'truth' in one and 'lie' in the other, poured a lot of sugar in the pot of truth, and put lot of material, which was bitter like poison, in the pot of lies. Then he put equal amount of melted butter in both the dishes and fried them completely.

He was very happy while making these dishes. He wanted a world in which everyone would realize the hidden bitterness in the lie and also be familiar with the sweetness of the truth. He tasted both the dishes after decorating in the same types of plates.

And he came to know that the truth was still bitter and the lie was sweet as usual.
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Treasure / Dr. Chandresh Kumar Chhatlani

In the evening after the father's funeral, the two sons were sitting in the courtyard outside the house with their relatives and neighbors. At this point, the wife of the elder son came and she said something to her husband's ear. The elder son gestured towards his younger brother to come in, looking at him with meaningful eyes and stood and folded his hands to the people sitting there and said, "Come in five minutes now".

Then both brothers went inside. As soon as they went inside, the elder brother whispered and said to the younger, "Look in the box, otherwise someone will come to assert it." The younger also nodded in agreement.

Going to the father's room, the elder brother's wife said to her husband, "Take out the box, I close the door." And she moved towards the door.

Both brothers bent under the bed and pulled out the box kept there. The elder brother's wife took out a key from her pocket and gave it to her husband.

As soon as the box opened, the three peeped into the box with great curiosity. There were forty-fifty books kept inside. All three suddenly did not believe. The elder brother's wife said in a frustrated tone, "I was quite sure that when our father never took the money even for his medicine, then the money and jewels of his savings would be kept in this box, but nothing is in its..."

At that time the younger brother saw that in the corner of the box a cloth bag was placed near the books, he took out that bag. It had a few rupees and a paper with it. Curiosity struck the faces of all three as soon as they saw the money. The younger brother counted the money and then read the paper, it was written in that,

"My funeral's expenses"
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Matrubharti Source:
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