"Newlyweds Start Life in the House of the Groom's Parents"
Posted: 09 Jun 2019, 14:35
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The partitioned Madras Terrace house
was just right for a family of three.
But the bride's family insisted on an attached bathroom
and not one of those vacant rooms.
So with the son getting married, a store room
adjacent to the bedroom.was transformed to a bathroom.
The girl's father ruminated, now that there is a bedroom
with an attached bath and the boy has also waited
for thirty two years, he said ,'yes' to the friends of friends,
‘let them come.’ And they came to 'see' the bride.
From the bride's side they not only saw the path leading to the house
taking hordes of relatives, they saw for themselves that there are trees
that keep you cool, specially the neem, and many many ancient trees;
there was also the sea breeze which carries the salt spray.
The daughter-in-law entered the small and neat
kitchen. She wondered if the tavas and pans of her dowry
would fit into this self sufficient kitchen, where the
rice flour liquid dough was stored to ferment, she had no clue.
Grandmother came in a wheel chair and said ,‘
’how like her own mother’s house it looked:
I kept thinking how long will this old house stand
before changing shape, a pentagonal room for the children,
perhaps. Instead,the girl, stayed back in her paternal house
and the boy came to live with her for ever after.
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I have heard how important mirrors are to a bedroom,
but an attached bathroom? The marriage got fixed.
The partitioned Madras Terrace house
with no concept of attached bathrooms
was alright for a family of three, but when
the boy was to get married,the house received a face lift;
a store room was transformed to the bath
adjacent to the bedroom.
The girl’s family had insisted on an attached bath
and not one of those vacant rooms.
The girl's father ruminated, now that there is a bedroom
with an attached bath and the boy has also waited
for thirty two years, he said ,'yes' to the friends of friends,
‘let them come.’ And they came to 'see' the bride.
From the bride's side they not only saw the path leading to the house
taking hordes of relatives, they saw for themselves that there are trees
that keep you cool, specially the neem, and many many ancient trees;
there was also the sea breeze which carries the salt spray.
The daughter-in-law entered the small and neat
kitchen. She wondered if the tavas and pans of her dowry
would fit into this self sufficient kitchen, where the
rice flour liquid dough was stored to ferment, she had no clue.
Grandmother came in a wheel chair and said ,‘
’how like her own mother’s house it looked:
I keep thinking how long will this old house stand
before changing shape, a pentagonal room for the children,
perhaps. Instead,the girl, stayed back in her paternal house
and the boy came to live with her for ever after.
The partitioned Madras Terrace house
was just right for a family of three.
But the bride's family insisted on an attached bathroom
and not one of those vacant rooms.
So with the son getting married, a store room
adjacent to the bedroom.was transformed to a bathroom.
The girl's father ruminated, now that there is a bedroom
with an attached bath and the boy has also waited
for thirty two years, he said ,'yes' to the friends of friends,
‘let them come.’ And they came to 'see' the bride.
From the bride's side they not only saw the path leading to the house
taking hordes of relatives, they saw for themselves that there are trees
that keep you cool, specially the neem, and many many ancient trees;
there was also the sea breeze which carries the salt spray.
The daughter-in-law entered the small and neat
kitchen. She wondered if the tavas and pans of her dowry
would fit into this self sufficient kitchen, where the
rice flour liquid dough was stored to ferment, she had no clue.
Grandmother came in a wheel chair and said ,‘
’how like her own mother’s house it looked:
I kept thinking how long will this old house stand
before changing shape, a pentagonal room for the children,
perhaps. Instead,the girl, stayed back in her paternal house
and the boy came to live with her for ever after.
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I have heard how important mirrors are to a bedroom,
but an attached bathroom? The marriage got fixed.
The partitioned Madras Terrace house
with no concept of attached bathrooms
was alright for a family of three, but when
the boy was to get married,the house received a face lift;
a store room was transformed to the bath
adjacent to the bedroom.
The girl’s family had insisted on an attached bath
and not one of those vacant rooms.
The girl's father ruminated, now that there is a bedroom
with an attached bath and the boy has also waited
for thirty two years, he said ,'yes' to the friends of friends,
‘let them come.’ And they came to 'see' the bride.
From the bride's side they not only saw the path leading to the house
taking hordes of relatives, they saw for themselves that there are trees
that keep you cool, specially the neem, and many many ancient trees;
there was also the sea breeze which carries the salt spray.
The daughter-in-law entered the small and neat
kitchen. She wondered if the tavas and pans of her dowry
would fit into this self sufficient kitchen, where the
rice flour liquid dough was stored to ferment, she had no clue.
Grandmother came in a wheel chair and said ,‘
’how like her own mother’s house it looked:
I keep thinking how long will this old house stand
before changing shape, a pentagonal room for the children,
perhaps. Instead,the girl, stayed back in her paternal house
and the boy came to live with her for ever after.