Cooperation… ..

Saadat Hassan Manto

A group of forty-five armed men was approaching a house to loot.

Suddenly, a thin, middle-aged man came out of the crowd. In return, he addressed the rioters in a leaderly manner.

"Brothers, there is immense wealth in this house. There are countless valuables. Let us all seize it together and divide the spoils among ourselves. "

Wave several sticks in the air. Many fists were thrown and a fountain of loud slogans was dropped. A group of forty-five armed men, led by a thin, middle-aged man, hurried towards the house, which had immense wealth and countless valuables.

The thin man stopped at the front door of the house and then addressed the rioters.

"Brothers, there is as much wealth in this house. Everything is yours, but look, don't snatch, don't fight among yourselves ... come. "

One shouted, "The door is locked." The other shouted. "Break it."

"Break ..." Break it. ”Many sticks waved in the air, many punches were thrown and a fountain of loud slogans was dropped.

The thin man motioned to stop the burglars and smiled. "Wait, brothers, I'll open it with the key."

Saying this, he took a bunch of keys out of his pocket and selected a key, put it in the lock and opened it. The heavy low door of Shisham burst open with a shout and the mob rushed forward to enter.

The thin man wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve. "Brother, take it easy, everything in this house is yours, then what is the need for this chaos?"

Immediately, the crowd became restrained. One by one the rioters started entering the house, but as soon as the looting started, then the rigging started. With great cruelty, the rioters began to wash their hands of valuables.

When the thin man saw this scene, he said to the looters in a very sad voice.

"Brothers, slowly ... There is no need to fight. There is no need to scratch. Work together Don't be jealous if someone has got something more valuable. It's such a big house, find something else for yourself. But don't be savage while doing this, if you kill, things will fall apart. The loss is yours. "

Poetry was once again created in the looters. The full house slowly began to empty.

The thin man kept instructing from time to time, "Look, this is the radio. Take it easy, lest it break. Take this wire with you. "

"Fold it, brother, fold it." Walnut is a wooden tripod. Ivory mosaic. This is a very delicate thing. Yes, that's right now! "

''no! No. Don't drink here Will get lost Take her home. "

"Wait, let me turn off the main switch, or I'll be electrocuted."

There was a noise from one corner. Four rioters were snatching a piece of silk cloth. The thin man hurried towards him and said in a reproachful tone.

"How stupid you are." Chandi Chandi will be made of such precious cloth. Everything is in the house. There will be yards too. Find and measure and distribute the cloth. "

Suddenly there was the barking of a dog. "Aaf aaf, aaf." And in the blink of an eye, a huge ass dog jumped in with a leap and as soon as it jumped, it slammed two or three looters. The thin man shouted. "Tiger ... Tiger! "

Tiger, who had a looter's collar in his frightened mouth, shook his tail and looked down at the thin man. As soon as the dog came, all the looters ran away. All that was left was a piece of the collar in Tiger's mouth. He looked at the thin man and asked.

''who are you?''

The thin man smiled. "The owner of this house ..." Look, look ... The glass jar is falling out of your hand. "

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