Nyaabagam Varuthe

Ethirpaaraatha Koottani

A few days rolled by

One night the men arrived home from the shop to find the ladies in a fluster and Mullai stood wringing her hands

Enna Mullai ithu ketta pazhakkam L amma was asking her

Athai idly oothitten..innum 10 nimishathula ready aayidum Meena interjected

Amaam oru naal muzhukka kadaila velai senjuttu varavangalukku verum idliyum chutneyuma sappaadaa kuduppeenga ..eppudi pathum

Athai athu..Mullai tried to interject

Athai vidunga oru naal thavari pochu..thenamum ah ippudi aaguthu..Dhanam interjected

Nee summa iru Dhanam..nee kai kozhanthaiya vechu kittu allaadara..Meena vayathula pullaiyoda irukka..Mullai kku enna vanthuchu

Sorry athai ennayum ariyaama

Athu enna ketta pazhakkam velakku vecha nerathula thoongarthu

Enna prachanai Kathir's voice rang out clearly

Ille da..prachanai ellam onnum ille..Neenga ellam kai kaal kazhivittu vaanga

Yenna Dhanam prachanai ille..ippo kai kaal kazhuvi vantha enna kudukka poreenga saappida

Athai athaan idly vechuttom ille vidunga

Kathir tried catching Mullai's attention but she stood head hung low

Moorthy looked confused

Idly L amma muttered..nalla velai senjuttu vara aambalaingalukku idly thaan kudukkanum

Yen idly la enna prachanai

The men stood completely disoriented

Vaanga da poi kai kazhuvittu varalaam

And the men came and sat for dinner

They were served hot piping idlys with chutney

Mullai brought out a hot vessel of something that looked like Sambhar

Ithu ennathu Mullai Dhanam asked

Mullai said nothing

She simply served it to the men and Meena who were seated

Semmaiya irukku Mullai ennathu

Mathiyam vecha saambhar ah ye konjam thakkali vengaayam vathakki masala ellam pottu senju, ellathayum serthu pottu athulla muttaiyum udaichu vittutten..

Ithu eppo senja

Again Mullai hid behind serving the men and ignored L amma's question this time

The men ate heartily and appreciated the dish that Mullai had made

Ithu dosai kku innum nalla irukkum aalukku 2 dosai oothattumaa

Ada venaam pa Jeeva and Moorthy chorused idly eh semmaiya irukku

Kanna and Meena were too busy relishing what was in front of them that they didn't pause to consider options

Only Kathir sat playing with the food..that she had ignored his mother's and anni's questions was not lost on him either

Once they had done eating Dhanam called Mullai to eat.

Ille ka naan oru 6 manikka nalla pasinnu rendu sandwich saapten ka ippo pasikkala

Neenga okkarunga naan ungalukku podaren

Venaam Mullai idly thaane naan pottukkaren

Mullai went to the kitchen where Meena was drinking water