Suresh ji was a very simple and straightforward man, but strange things often happened around him. People in the neighborhood said that if anyone wanted entertainment, they should sit with Suresh ji for just five minutes.
One day, Suresh ji thought of cleaning the house himself. His wife had gone to her maternal home, and the house was peaceful. He picked up a broom and started working. While sweeping under the sofa, he suddenly found an old box.
Suresh ji thought there might be something old inside. He slowly opened the box and found… a lot of sweets. Seeing this, his eyes went wide open in shock. He looked around and wondered whether he was dreaming.
Seeing the sweets, Suresh ji felt tempted. He thought of tasting a little before his wife returned. He picked up one sweet and ate it. The taste was so good that one after another, many sweets disappeared.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang. In panic, Suresh ji pushed the box back under the sofa and put on an innocent expression.
When he opened the door, his wife was standing there, who had returned unexpectedly.
As soon as she entered the house, she sniffed and said, “Where is this smell of sweets coming from?”
Stuttering, Suresh ji said, “W…what sweets?”
His wife pointed toward the sofa and pulled out the box by bending down.
As soon as she opened the box, she shouted, “Hey! These were my hidden sweets that I planned to eat later!”
Hearing this, Suresh ji felt very worried. He immediately folded his hands and said, “I thought I had found a treasure.”
His wife started laughing and said, “If you found a treasure, you should have told me too.”
Suresh ji said, “I thought I found a treasure, but my luck always ends before sweets do.”
In the evening, Suresh ji promised that he would never open any box without asking. But deep inside, he thought that next time if he found a treasure, he would first call the neighborhood child for inspection instead of his wife.
That day, Suresh ji’s eyes truly remained wide open, and the mystery of the sweets was also revealed.
RAJEEV VERMA 