151 Sheikh Chilli’s Tales

Sheikh Chilli’s mother once sent him to the market to sell their rooster, as they had no money and there was nothing to eat at home. Sheikh could not stay hungry for long, so he hurried to the market with the rooster. Sheikh’s mother told him to sell it for the right price, which should […]

Once, due to Sheikh Chilli’s stupidity, a policeman and Sheikh ended up falling into a well. The policeman had a long moustache. Sheikh, instead of feeling sorry, started appreciating the policeman’s moustache. He said, “Oh sir, your moustache is so long and see the way it hangs down on both the sides!” The policeman got

Lallan, Sheikh Chilli’s neighbour, loved to fool him. He had earlier fooled Sheikh by saying that he treated the fever of the hot sickle by dipping it in water. And poor Sheikh believed him, truly. A few days later, as Sheikh passed by Lallan’s house, he heard somebody moaning in pain. He went into the

Sheikh Chilli’s mother had been helping with wedding preparations of her friend Fatima’s daughter. She returned home and told Sheikh that she had forgotten the watermelon, which had been given to her, at Fatima’s place. Now Sheikh could not sleep, thinking about the watermelon constantly! Finally, he got up and went to Fatima’s house. The

Sheikh Chilli’s mother was invited to a wedding. While leaving, she asked Sheikh to cut grass for her friend, for which he was to be paid. But as usual, Sheikh was busy dreaming about the sweets his mother would bring from the wedding. So, his mother told him that in order to get the sweets,

Once, Sheikh Chilli’s mother sent him to a tailor’s shop to fetch some clothes. She told him to look straight and walk on the main road, to reach the tailor’s shop. Sheikh kept on looking straight and walked on. Eventually, he banged against a tree and realised that he was lost. Rubbing his forehead, Sheikh

One day Sheikh Chilli met Babban, a farmer, on his way home. Babban had something in his hand which made Sheikh curious. So, he asked Babban what it was. Babban thought of making fun of Sheikh and said, “Oh Sheikh, you are smart; why don’t you tell me what I am holding in my hand?”

Early one morning, after washing Sheikh Chilli’s clothes, his mother went up to the terrace to hang the clothes to dry. A little later, the wind began blowing strongly. It was too stormy to go up to the terrace to get the clothes, so she waited for the storm to calm down. After a while,

Sheikh Chilli’s village was once visited by a holy man. The holy man was preaching about praying to God. He told them that God would reward them with a buffalo if they prayed daily. Sheikh who was listening keenly to the holy man longed desperately for a buffalo. But he did not want to be

A stranger once asked Sheikh Chilli, “Are you Hussain?” Sheikh Chilli, who was fed up of being called foolish by everyone, immediately said, “Yes, I am.” The man said loudly, “The goat you gave me has run away. Did it come back to you?” Sheikh grinned and said, “Yes.” The angry man told Sheikh to

Sheikh Chilli’s foolishness was increasing day-by-day. He used to mix up things a lot. One night, his mother prepared delicious dinner. Sheikh ate a lot of food and yawned sleepily, but his mother sent him to the neighbours with some food. It was raining, so his mother gave him an umbrella. On his return, Sheikh’s

Sheikh Chilli lived with his widowed mother in a rented house. They had a very wicked and dishonest landlord. One day, Sheikh Chilli’s landlord assigned him one task. He said, “Sheikh, go and count the number of houses in the village. I shall pay you twenty paise per house.” Sheikh was very happy to get

One day, Sheikh Chilli went to the market with a basket full of eggs. On his way to the market, he started daydreaming. He dreamt, ‘After selling these eggs I will get a lot of money and then I will buy hens and they will have many chicks. Hurray! This will get me a lot

After his father’s death, Sheikh Chilli had to be sent to the market to get things for home. One day, he was sent to get milk for 50 paise. When Sheikh reached the market, he saw that the shopkeeper was stretching his hands wide apart while pouring the milk from one pot to the other.

When Sheikh Chilli was a 4-year-old child, he took his first ride on a train. He was very excited. However, during that time, according to the rules of the railways, children below the age of three years did not need ticket to travel in the train. So, Sheikh’s father thought of saving some money. He