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BENEATH THE CLOUDS AND COCONUT LEAVES Novel By Moncy Pothen

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Published in India
on August-2006 and in UAE on September 2006.

NOVEL EXCERPTS

2. Grandpa, Elsa, Babumon, and a fresh rainfall

The bright rays faded in the sky. Dark clouds moved hastily and gathered above the coconut leaves. Grandpa’s eyes glittered like sharp beams peering out of dense shadows.

“Going to rain soon,” Grandpa said, squatting in the open roadside, shading his eyes with shivering hands and observing the sudden changes in the sky. A cold breeze from the paddy fields opposite the road fondled his white hair and bare chest. The rag strip hanging under his short loincloth moved in the wind.

The wind blew from the hillside, causing the ripe leaves in the jack tree to fall. Crows cawed on the banana leaves. The wind was cold as to pierce everyone’s hair follicles.

The rain soon arrived. Heavy hailstones fell on the parched land of Brahmavoor and disappeared. The raindrops roused the dust, dissolved in the wet wind, and left the smell of soil in the atmosphere. The southwest monsoon thus started. The land, the people, and the animals were all relieved after the long months of drought.

Grandpa retreated to the hut, covering his head. The hut was made of bamboo canes and thatched coconut leaves. As the rain progressed, the crumpled coconut strips on the roof allowed drops of rainwater to fall to the mud floor besmeared by cow dung. He took clay pots from the kitchen and placed them under the falling drops. Water filled the utensils and overflowed. The raindrops dug small holes everywhere.

Grandpa took a Beedi butt from the back of his ear and lit it. He drew hard and enjoyed the smoke, but the damp country cigarette went out within seconds. A truck passed on the road, splashing mud and water all around.

The raindrops clicked in a continuous rhythm like from a clock. A bell rang in the village school at four announcing the end of the day’s session. He heard the pandemonium of children and imagined the muddy water staining their white and khaki uniforms.

“Grandpa,” the call disrupted his thoughts.

“You came, my children!” he muttered weakly.

“Yes, Grandpa, we are here. Were you sleeping, Grandpa? The rain was so heavy,” said the eldest of the two, a girl just turned fifteen.

“I just had a light nap.”

“Grandpa… the teacher beat Babumon also today.” Elsa looked at her younger brother. “His classmates told me.”

“Oh…that’s usual. Does he pass a day without receiving a present from his teacher?” Grandpa nodded as if it were not news. “Molu…make some coffee. You might find some dry logs in the kitchen, look under the pile,” he instructed her. He assumed the rain had soaked much of the firewood.

“You know, Grandpa, Chechi (sister) became bigheaded because she was promoted to class ten this year. After two years, I will also reach the same class. What makes her so boastful? After all, it’s a matter of age,” Babumon said, moving closer to Grandpa. Meanwhile, Elsa changed her school uniform and went into the kitchen.

“Grandpa, was getting a beating something that happened regularly in school when you were studying?” Babumon asked, caressing the wrinkles in Grandpa’s hand.

“In fact, the students were afraid even of their teachers’ shadow. They would pee in the trouser if the teacher raised his voice. Nobody dared to shout in the school compound.”

“No toilets in those days, Grandpa?” Babumon asked with a prankish grin. Grandpa smiled and feigned to pull his ear.

“Those days…,” Grandpa started. Babumon assumed he was beginning a story and slowly slipped away. Grandpa was an expert storyteller. He used to narrate his accounts blended with his life philosophy to listeners of all ages. He frequently fretted about the pious teacher-student relationship those days and how it all changed for the worse recently. Students did not respect their teachers as before, he said. In addition, he expressed his anxiety over the changes he observed in the village.

Before, he said, people earned their livelihood through agriculture alone and they relied on one another for support. Borrowing a pinch of common salt or spoonful of coconut oil from a neighbouring house was common. Human relationships changed when the neighbours’ financial situation changed. When the coconut leaves in the roof were replaced by concrete ceilings and the imaginary fences between the neighbours’ land holdings became stonewalls, dependence on neighbours grew insignificant. Grandpa had a deep-rooted involvement in village life. Remembering the families, including his, he grew sad. He mourned the change of attitude.

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