Everyone must have heard the name of Shekh Chilli.😅 One day, his neighbors sent a bowl of curry to his house. Shekh Chilli had never seen this curry before. He asked his mother, "What is this?" The mother replied, "It is called Badiyan (lentil dumplings)." Shekh Chilli picked up one of the round floating pieces and asked again, "What is this?" The mother gave a brief reply, "Badi." Shekh Chilli ate to his heart's content. He liked this food very much. "This is very delicious!" The next week, Shekh Chilli started throwing a tantrum before his mother, "Mother, I will eat only that food which came from the neighbors' house." The mother said, "It requires a lot of hard work and time. I have neither the energy nor the strength to grind the lentils. If you are getting so impatient (restless), then go to your in-laws' house on the pretext of bringing your wife back. They will indulge your whims. Make a request to them." Shekh Chilli became happy and asked his mother, "What was the name of that curry?" The mother said, "Just say Badiyan or say Badi, they will understand." Shekh Chilli began preparing to leave. When he got ready, he forgot the name of the curry again and asked his mother, "Mother, I forgot its name, tell me again." The mother told him again, "Badiyan." Shekh Chilli said, "If I go there and forget, who will remind me?" The mother said, "Do one thing: keep repeating 'Badiyan, Badiyan' all along the way." Shekh Chilli set off. He kept saying, "Badiyan. Badiyan. Badiyan." On the way, bird-catchers had set up a net. When they heard "Badiyan" (in Urdu/Punjabi 'Badna' means to enter or get trapped, so 'Badiyan' sounded like 'they have entered'), they thought the birds had entered the net. They pulled the net, but it was empty. They beat Shekh Chilli severely. Shekh Chilli asked, "Why are you beating me?" They said, "Because you were saying Badiyan, Badiyan." Shekh Chilli asked, "Then what should I say?" They said, "You should say, 'Keep coming, keep getting trapped. Keep coming, keep getting trapped.'" Now Shekh Chilli set off saying, "Keep coming, keep getting trapped. Keep coming, keep getting trapped." Further ahead in the forest, some thieves were hiding their stolen goods. When they heard "Keep coming, keep getting trapped," they got scared thinking it was a guard who had spotted them. Out of fear, they hid behind a tree. But when they saw that a reckless man was just speaking in his own rhythm, they caught him and beat him severely. Shekh Chilli asked, "Why are you beating me?" They said, "Because you say, 'Keep coming, keep getting trapped.'" Shekh Chilli asked, "Then what should I say?" They said, "You should say, 'Keep bringing, keep burying.'" Now Shekh Chilli set off saying, "Keep bringing, keep burying. Keep bringing, keep burying." Further ahead, a funeral procession was coming. When they heard "Keep bringing, keep burying," they caught Shekh Chilli and beat him severely. "Our young child has died, and you are saying keep bringing, keep burying!" Shekh Chilli asked while crying, "Then what should I say?" "You should say, 'May Allah never do this to anyone,'" Shekh Chilli received the reply. Shekh Chilli set off saying, "May Allah never do this to anyone. May Allah never do this to anyone." On the way, Shekh Chilli encountered a wedding procession. When they heard Shekh Chilli's chant, they beat him severely. Shekh Chilli asked, "Why are you beating me?" They replied, "It is an occasion of joy for us, and you are saying, 'May Allah never do this to anyone!'" Shekh Chilli asked, "Then what should I say?" They said, "What is there to say? Just go away quietly." Shekh Chilli set off. After a short while, he reached his in-laws' house. He received a very grand welcome there. Various kinds of dishes were placed before him. But Shekh Chilli did not touch any food. The in-laws became worried. They asked, "Did you not like the food? Tell us, what will you eat?" (Sufyan Tarar)❤️ Shekh Chilli had forgotten the name of the food, so he said, "We will eat only that food." They asked, "Which food?" Shekh Chilli said, "We will eat only that food." Now they started taking the names of different dishes. But every time, Shekh Chilli had the same reply, "We will eat only that food." The in-laws got fed up and left him to his own devices. At night, Shekh Chilli felt hungry when everyone was asleep. He quietly went to the kitchen and began fumbling for things. An egg came into his hand. While he was still thinking about it, a box fell down with a thud. The family members thought a cat had come, and they rushed toward the kitchen. Shekh Chilli could not find any place to hide the egg, so he quickly stuffed the egg into his mouth. The mother-in-law came and saw that a tumor/abscess had appeared in her son-in-law's mouth. "Alas, alas! A tumor has appeared in his mouth, that's why he didn't eat food last night either." At midnight, the Hakim (traditional doctor) was woken up and called to the house. The Hakim arrived and examined him. When he pressed Shekh Chilli's cheek from one side, he shifted the egg to the other side. Now, whichever side the Hakim pressed the cheek, Shekh Chilli would shift the egg to the other side. This process continued for quite a while. Finally, the Hakim got tired and said, "This is a very big (Badi) and dangerous disease." As soon as Shekh Chilli heard the word "Badi", he remembered it. Taking the egg out of his mouth, he started shouting, "We will eat Badi! We will eat Badi!" Shekh Chilli's problem was solved, and so was that of his in-laws.
