Aravaan Page #5

In our village no one cares

for his sister-in-law.

You have no brains

even if you are an adult.

A sister-in-law is special

We must protect her.

Without snakes and

reptiles harming us.

Without spirits haunting us.

Without thieves robbing us.

Goddess!

Sustain our profession.

Goddess of Chinni Veerampatti

let our profession prosper.

Goddess.

Go with care.

We are leaving for patrolling.

Oldie!

We take leave.

Can cotton be twisted

into wick only on the thigh?

Shut your gob.

- Awwwwwww!

- What?

Look over there.

It's getting late for patrolling

You leave now.

Go fast.

Carry on but make sure

no theft happens!!!

Shove it...!

Don't give our dear old

soothsayer a nasty surprise!

Magical moon

Mystical moon

Full moon

Filigree moon

Divine moon

Dainty moon

Moon that sails in the sky

cruises without stopping by

Strolls with pure elation

in a glimmering procession

lnto tangled trees, knoll and peak

moon radiantly plays hide and seek

Moon that sails in the sky

cruises without stopping by

Patrols in progressive illumination

in a shimmering procession

lnto tangled trees, knoll and peak

moon impishly plays hide and seek

Ecstatic moon weaves its way

forgets place and time of day

Spreading its petals this moon incessant

tempts and casts a spell so luminescent

This untouched moon as I caress

makes our honeymoon luminous

Silver moon

Shining moon

Lacy moon

Lovely moon

Moon that sails in the sky

cruises without stopping by

lnto tangled trees, knoll and peak

glittering moon plays hide and seek

When eyes close

in deep sleep peacefully

what does the moon

plead so entreatingly?

Loving glance and heart so shy

signs her love by her soulful eye

Like the moon, my lady

My lady's lithe frame

wanes in this silent game

With an effervescent glow

her waves rise to a crescendo

Satiated, full moon feels complete

while every breath is on red heat!

Moon that sails in the sky

cruises without stopping by

Wanders to a new reflection

in a poignant procession

lnto tangled trees, knoll and peak

sensuous moon plays hide and seek

Love-struck moon glides happily

in a daze, unaware blissfully

Excited, blooms to a new venture

Exalted, lures with her luster

This celestial moon as I caress

makes our honeymoon luminous

Ethereal moon

Exquisite moon

Picturesque moon

Passionate moon

Magical moon

Mystical moon

Veeranna, I can hear

bells of cows ringing

I'll go check, bro.

You go southward

You go northward.

You desire sweet potato?!

Catch him.

Why are you jealous?!

Check who this is.

Who is he?

Doesn't look like one of us.

Don't know who he is.

Is he a trader or a guest?

Check and tell.

He looks like you

with his weird hairdo.

Folk artistes left at sun set.

Did any traveler

walk in at midnight?

No.

Why are you all silent?

Did anyone see him at night?

Who were all sleeping

in the Assembly last night?

- I was sleeping there.

- Did you see him?

He came when I went

to relieve myself.

Who are you?

I am from the neighboring village

I am feeling a little unwell

I'll sleep here and go at day break

I asked him to sleep

and I also slept.

Such an elderly man,

how can you be so brainless?

You talk rules and

let a random stranger sleep

without enquiring about him?

One who walked in alive at midnight

has his throat slit at day break!

All of you were here

Whoever killed, own up!

Otherwise our village

will be blamed.

What do you mean?

Are we jobless to

slit strangers' throats?!

How can our chieftain

suspect his own people?

Will someone fall down suddenly

from the sky to slit his throat?

Whether he jumped from the sky

or the woods, it's not our knife!

Let's 1 st collect

details of the dead man.

From where?

Those who guard are the ones

fully equipped to know.

If they are unaware,

what can we do?

This won't do.

We'll spread the news

to all neighboring villages.

Instead of all this

search and research

let's cremate him.

She is right.

Why should we unnecessarily

drag trouble onto our shoulders?

Let's bury him and go.

How cruel can you be?!

Move aside.

What happened?

You are a gypsy-nomad

Can you identify him?

Have you seen him before?

I cannot recognize him.

But he has

fragrance of the forest.

Must be a wanderer

in the forest.

If you are not to blame, I request

you to inform all neighboring villages.

It's a life, that's lost.

Please show

some compassion.

Fate seems to have twisted

around us like a snake.

Can this dead man

testify our innocence?

Guardians of our village,

what's happened has happened.

Just spread the word around.

Chieftain, should we

tell Mathur also?

While we were guarding Mathur,

their men burnt our entire village.

Let's slaugher them.

There should be

no life in Mathur.

Let's raze them to the ground.

We should not spare them.

Kill them.

Evacuate both settlements and

become gypsies and nomads.

Between you both there's only

bad blood and bloodshed forever.

Announce to the entire kingdom that

both villages have been wiped out.

Go away.

Raja!

Let bygones be bygones.

We'll call a truce.

We won't fight hereafter

and ask you to arbitrate.

Soothsayer,

shall we inform Mathur?

Tell them.

Elders of Vembur,

shall we tell them?

Go ahead.

- Mooka, what do you say?

- No other option.

Go in pairs.

Inform them at the earliest.

Does he belong to your village?

No.

Are you from Kombai?

Chinna, did you

inform Mathur?

Wonder what will happen?

Sit down.

Why have Mathur people

sent this troublemaker?

As if a knife

from this village

could have slit

our man's throat?!

But my village elders don't agree

I'm here

Move aside.

You killed my brother-in-law.

Your brother-in-law?

We've never seen him before.

By the looks of his hair,

he seems to be a forest dweller.

How could you

have seen him?

Chinna, don't.

He's the last heir to Vallaangan

who ruled the forest.

You've destroyed that lineage.

Why are you getting angry?

Let us talk this over.

What use is your speech

when you've killed him?

I won't let you go.

He came at midnight,

to our Assembly

and he was found

dead in the morning.

How is that possible?

You must have lured him here,

connived a plot and killed him.

Now you are building

a story around your deed.

Run so swift that your feet

don't touch the ground, Maayi.

Inform our men guarding all 32 villages

that our Maayan has been killed.

Don't blame our village.

Look how he is twisting facts!

You'll re-start

our old feud again.

Listen to us elders

I'll make this village extinct.

There will only be bloodshed

Both villages will suffer

I can't forgive you

for killing my brother-in-law.

None of you will exist.

Hey! Try to stop him.

We'll all be destroyed.

We are all talking and

he walks away without respect.

What do we do now?

Chinna, if he returns

it will be a blood bath!

Go and call our king before that.

Veeranan, take all our women and children

to Thorana malai along with our cattle.

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