I for one thought that I had heard it all but this is a first for jaded; world weary and cantakerous old souls like me.......
Donkeys bearing the name of Shahrukh; Aamir; Salman; Narendra Modi; Rahul Gandhi; Nitish and last but not the Laloo; Maya, Mamata and Mulayam will be sold by the thousands during the course of the five day long annual "Gardhabraj Mela" (donkey festival that is unfailingly organised from the Probdhini Ekadashi (November 22 onwards) in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain town (55 odd kms away from Indore city)..........
According to both proud and preening owners as well as oily and manipulative traders thousand of donkeys are sold during the course of this five day long annual jamboree with a fortunate and blessed few even fetching astounding and astronomical prices of Rs. 20,000/- or thereabouts........
Owners generally name their donkeys after film stars and politicians owing to the belief that the humble and ubiquitous beasts of burden fetch a far more commanding price if named after resplendent film stars and politicians whose fortunes and stars are on the ascendant when the fair gets under way............
Sample this for example; Laloo; Nitish; Shahrukh; Aamir and Salman are the current flavours of the season and hence a few hundred donkeys might end up bearing their names; donkeys bearing these seemingly hallowed names and glowing fitness are bought far more easily and openly in comparison to their less fortunate brethren..........
Letting the cat out of the bag a wizened old gentleman who is gracing this annual event for the 25th time or so says; "I for one and a lot of other sagacious gents like me buy our donkeys and quote prices for the same depending on the number of teeth adorning their mouths at the current time".........
"Two teeth signify or point towards the fact that the donkey is around two to three years of age while three teeth mean that the beast is four to five years old and so on as younger the beast better his load bearing capacity and virility and these two are the most priced virtues in any donkey worth his salt"; this veteran signs off.........
So mock; ridicule; lampoon; castigate or whatever else you will; the fact of the matter is that Laloo and Nitish are not only ruling the roost during the course of this one of it's kind five day long festival but fetching astronomical and jaw dropping prices too........
Donkeys bearing the name of Shahrukh; Aamir; Salman; Narendra Modi; Rahul Gandhi; Nitish and last but not the Laloo; Maya, Mamata and Mulayam will be sold by the thousands during the course of the five day long annual "Gardhabraj Mela" (donkey festival that is unfailingly organised from the Probdhini Ekadashi (November 22 onwards) in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain town (55 odd kms away from Indore city)..........
According to both proud and preening owners as well as oily and manipulative traders thousand of donkeys are sold during the course of this five day long annual jamboree with a fortunate and blessed few even fetching astounding and astronomical prices of Rs. 20,000/- or thereabouts........
Owners generally name their donkeys after film stars and politicians owing to the belief that the humble and ubiquitous beasts of burden fetch a far more commanding price if named after resplendent film stars and politicians whose fortunes and stars are on the ascendant when the fair gets under way............
Sample this for example; Laloo; Nitish; Shahrukh; Aamir and Salman are the current flavours of the season and hence a few hundred donkeys might end up bearing their names; donkeys bearing these seemingly hallowed names and glowing fitness are bought far more easily and openly in comparison to their less fortunate brethren..........
Letting the cat out of the bag a wizened old gentleman who is gracing this annual event for the 25th time or so says; "I for one and a lot of other sagacious gents like me buy our donkeys and quote prices for the same depending on the number of teeth adorning their mouths at the current time".........
"Two teeth signify or point towards the fact that the donkey is around two to three years of age while three teeth mean that the beast is four to five years old and so on as younger the beast better his load bearing capacity and virility and these two are the most priced virtues in any donkey worth his salt"; this veteran signs off.........
So mock; ridicule; lampoon; castigate or whatever else you will; the fact of the matter is that Laloo and Nitish are not only ruling the roost during the course of this one of it's kind five day long festival but fetching astronomical and jaw dropping prices too........
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