In the good old system,
It was the usual custom,
Where teachers lived,
Their students stayed.
The students, beside studies,
Did teachers' household duties,
Be it any work indoor,
Or it was an errand outdoor.
Once, ten students brainless,
Joined a teacher useless,
In a remote village house,
Under the care of his spouse.
They watched one day,
A red hot spoon, the lady
Dropped in a water pool,
For the spoon to cool.
When one of them got fever,
The rest poured cold water,
To cool him down, instead,
Fever raised hot and red.
The ten, once, crossed a river,
And to check up the number,
One stood outside the line,
And the rest formed the line.
The man outside counted nine,
And searched for the tenth one.
Every one did the same, in turn
Found they were short by one.
An old man heard their cry,
To help the fools free from shy,
Asked them to stand in line,
And counted right all the ten.
'A sewing needle, get
Me from the market, '
So ordered the Spouse
Of their master's house.
Four of them went out,
And a needle they bought,
But how it should be carried,
They disputed and argued.
A plantain tree they cut,
At the center pinned it,
And carried the tree home,
With mouth full of foam.
The lady chided them all,
And picked up the needle,
Cursing her ruling stars,
That brought her such fools.
In the good old system, It was the usual custom, Where teachers lived, Their students stayed.......... extra ordinary piece of underwritng a poem with true devotion....10 speaks abtancient relationthat existed betweenstudent and teachers lovely one.. read mine no teacher please....school and kids
Sir, a funny poem indeed. You certainly know how to tell a story or a joke. Excellent.
Oh My God, this one completely cracked me up. Humor well captured in this poem! You've got variety. Will definitely read more from your collection of poems :) Preets
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Joyous read narrative style…but one word ‘Gurukula’ system of oldendays now we find in ad of various institutions…history repeats and completes… 10+ Ms. Nivedita UK