Strange village??

"These people look like us. If these are any demons they would not looks like us right! We came out only to see new things. So why should we run."

Just as he said this words they heard a drum sound and announcement with it. Two soldiers were coming with the announcer on the road shouting "Dear citizens of this country! Sleep peacefully. You are under our protection. "

These five people went to those soldiers.

Soldiers : Who are you?

Our group : We are from Kashmir.

Soldiers : How can you people move with out fear in this middle of night??

Our group : Night?? Isn't this broad day light of noon? Your words are strange.

Soldiers : As per orders of our king if some one says this as day time we should punish them. But since it is your first time we are forgiving you. Be careful next time or we will punish you for real.

Our group : This is not fair. Why would a king punish someone who speaks the truth? Be it that way then. Where can we eat and stay? Is there any inn near here??

Soldiers : Our duty is only to guard the city but not to show food and shelter to foreigners. It is prohibited for people to walk in the night time. Go soon and find some place to sleep. Or we will punish you.

Our group : Why so angry? Would you loose out your treasure if you just show us some stay??

Soldiers : It will disturb our duties. Go and sleep.

They followed the soldier's words and took rest on a veranda of a nearby house. They tried to sleep but couldn't. Soon the sun went down. Since it was morning for those villagers, they got up and started their daily routines. The owner of the house they were resting on came out and saw these people. Basing on their attires he thought these people are of good background. "Respectable guests! who are you? Why did you come here?"

They told him their identities and why they came there. Then they asked why the people are working on nights instead of day time. The house owner invited them into the house and provided food to them. Then he took these people to a secret place and started narrating the story of the strange behaviour of this village.

...

Kanina is the king of this kingdom Lataka. He had two ministers named Subuddhi(means good minded), Durbuddhi (means evil minded). King used to run the court matters depending on their words. One day king got a strange idea.

"Ministers! I have got a new idea. Ever since the human kind evolved, all kings ruled the same. However wrong the first one was, every successor just followed him blindly. Every one is really stupid. They decided on day and nights basing on the eating and sleeping habits. I would like to change them. From now on nights will be called as days and days will be called as nights. Once we start this way, they will be that way henceforth forever."

Durbuddhi : Wow. This is a great idea.

Subuddhi : Your majesty! The words i speak may not be pleasing to your ears, but is a good suggestion. Days and nights are decided basing on the sun and moon, but not on eating and sleeping habits. It was decided by god. We cant change it. One king might command to walk on their hands instead of legs. Another king might command to hear with eyes and see with ears. How can people do such things? The people would revolt and the king would be defamed.

King got angry at his words and removed Subuddhi from his position. He passed the rule that days would be called as nights henceforth and vice versa. King also appointed soldiers to punish anyone who disobey this rule. Fearing the punishment, people had to work in nights costing them a lot for fuel of lights. They had to bear difficulties of walking in the nights. At last they got habituated to it.

...

"This is the story of our king. Don't speak of this matter in the public or you will be punished. Leave this place soon. "

Vasant and group felt pity for the problems of these people. They felt stupefied for knowing such kings exist. They wanted to solve this matter. So, they thought for some time and decided on a plan. They rented a very big and majestic building and started staying there.

Vasant and group wore formal clothes and went to king's court. They wrote something on a paper and sent it to the king via the guard. As soon as the king read that letter, he sent a respectable person from the court to bring them in. King got up from his seat and welcomed them warmly asking " Who are you? What are those new things you wrote on the paper?"

Ram : We are from kashmir. We make clothes. We can make new types of clothes and strange ones at that too. Our king got into some trouble recently and couldn't care about us. We have long heard of your new ideologies while ruling. So, we thought you would be the best person to recognize our talents and came here.

King was on cloud nine and turned to minister Durbhuddhi. "See this?! My name reached far and wide till kashmir because of our new policies."

Durbuddhi blew more air into the already bloated balloon. "Your majesty! What just kashmir?? Your name reached the whole world. The newspapers are clear of this. You can become greater than the most renowned emperors of the history."

King Kanina turned to the Vasant's group and asked them to explain what they can do.

"We make one set of male clothing, female clothing and a handkerchief once in six months. It costs fifty thousand gold coins for that. You need to pay half in advance. Whomever we are making clothes for, should come on a parade to our place and give the rest of money and gifts while taking clothes.

If a couple wears those clothes that day and make love, they would give birth to an awesome son. But the thing is the clothes can't be seen by the people who are born out of prostitution. They are godly clothes. You won't understand the joy of wearing those clothes until you wear them. It is indescribable. If you agree, we will make them. If you don't we will go to another kingdom."

"You don't need to worry about it. How can we chase away the artists who came to our kingdom?? I am someone who could change even day and night. Why would I step back from this? The cost doesn't matter. Take this money and start making the clothes. " King gave them the bag of gold coins.

Vasant and group took the money and went to their stay and started making clothes.