Based on मगध की लोक कथाएं : अनुशाीलन एवं संचयन by डॉ. राम प्रसाद सिंह
Tags: mother-son relationship, cleverness, wild boar, village life, playful justice
The story revolves around a woman and her son, Bhuvali Putta, living in a village. The mother regularly brings food to her son in the fields but encounters a demanding wild boar that makes her clean its snout after it eats her food. This encounter leads her to tell the boar that her son has died and invites the boar and its friends for a feast.On the feast day, the mother cleverly ties up all the boars and instructs Bhuvali Putta to use a stick to hit them as they attempt to escape. Although most boars flee, one gets injured. The story concludes with the injured boar humorously being chastised by the others for not being mindful of its own damaged teeth, suggesting the consequences of its greed and hinting at the mother�s cunning nature. Overall, the tale combines elements of wit, family loyalty, and playful justice.
एगो गाँव में एगो मेहरारू हल। ओकरा एगो बेटा हल। ओकर नाम 'भुआली पुत्ता' हल। ऊ सेआन हो गेल तो हर जोते गेल। मतरिया खिचड़ी बना के बेटवा के हरवाही ले-ले जाइत हलई । राह में ओकरा एगो सिआर मिलल। ऊ कहकई कि ''गे बुढ़िया, थरिया में का हउ?'’ बुढ़िया कहलक कि ''एकरा में खिचड़ी हे। बेटा भुअलिया के खिलावे ला ले-ले जाइत ही!'' सिअरा बुढ़िया से कहलक कि ''धर दे बुढ़िया खिचड़ी, सुहरा दे मोरा पोंछ!'' बुढ़िया खिचड़ी जब रख देलक तऽ सिअरा कुछ खा गेल आउ हीड़-हाड़ के छोड़ देलक।
बुढ़िया सिअरा के पोंछी सुहरावे लगल, तो देखलक कि ऊ बंडा सिआर हे। फिनो बुढ़िया भुआली पुत्ता के पास गेल। जा के बेटा के खिचड़ी देलक, तो देख के बेटवा पूछकई कि ''गे मइया, ई खिचड़िआ हीड़ल काहे हउ?'’ मइया सिअरवा के सब हाल कहलक, तऽ बेटवा कहकई कि ''जा के सिअरवा के कह दे कि हम्मर भुआली पुत्ता मर गेल। उनका फलना दिन के काम हे, ऊ दिन तोहनी भोज खाय अइहें!'' मइया सिअरा से ई कहके रोबे लगल। एगो पेड़ तर जा के ऊ रोबे आउ, एगो तर जा के हँसे। सिअरवा पूछलक, तऽ ऊ बतौलक कि ''बाबू के इयाद आवऽ हे, तो रोआई छूट हे, आउ दुसमन के दुख सुनऽ ही तो हँसी छूटऽ हे!'' ई कह गुन के बुढ़िया घरे चल आयल।
ठीक कयल दिन पर बुढ़िया चूल्हा पर कढ़ाही चढ़ा के ऊपरे से पानी टपकावे लगल। धीकल कड़ाही पर पानी गिरे से छन्न-छन्न के अवाज होयल। सिअरन भोज खाय अयलन हले, से पूछलन कि कखनी बीज्जे होयत? एतना सुन के बुढ़िया बोलल- ''तोहनी सिआर हऽ, अपने में खाय के बेरा लड़बऽ से तोहनी के एगो दवाहीं में बाँध देइत हिवऽ!'' सब सिआर बन्धा गेलन। तब बुढ़िया बोलल ''कोठी तर के मुँगड़ा निकाल हो भुआली पुत्ता!'' भुआली पुत्ता मुंगड़ा निकाल के सब सिआर के मारे लगल। सब दवाँही तोड़ा के भागे लगल, तो बन्डा के मार के दाँत तोड़ देलक। अंत में बन्डो भाग के जमात में पहुँचल, तो कहलक कि ''तोहनी भाग गेलें, तो हम पान-भात खयले आवइत ही!'' तब सब सिअरवन कहलन कि पहिले अप्पन दाँत तो देखऽ!
In a village, there was a woman who had a son named 'Bhuvali Putta'. When he grew up, he started going to the fields. She would prepare khichdi (a rice and lentil dish) and take it to him. On the way, she encountered a wild boar. He asked, "Hey old woman, what's in the bowl?" The old woman replied, "There's khichdi in it. I'm taking it for my son Bhuvali!" The boar said, "Give me the khichdi, and clean my snout!" When the old woman placed the khichdi down, the boar ate some and left a mess.
The old woman began to clean the boar's snout, and then she realized he was a big one. After that, she went to Bhuvali Putta. When she gave the khichdi to her son, he asked, "Hey mother, why is this khichdi dirty?" The mother explained everything that happened with the boar. Hearing this, the son said, "Go tell the boar that my Bhuvali Putta has died. He has some work to do on such and such day; that day you all should come for the feast!" The mother began to cry while saying this. When she went one way, she cried, and when she went another way, she laughed. The boar asked her about this, and she explained, "I am crying because I remember my son, and I laugh at the misfortune of my enemies!" Saying this, she returned home.
On the designated day, the old woman placed a pot on the stove and began to let water drip from above. As water fell on the heated pot, it made a sizzling sound. The boars came to eat and asked when they would get to eat. Hearing this, the old woman said, "You boars, you fight among yourselves over food, and I would tie you up in a single place!" All the boars were tied up. Then the old woman said, "Bhuvali Putta, get the stick from the shed!" Bhuvali Putta brought the stick and started hitting all the boars. They all broke free and started to run away, but he managed to hit one boar, breaking its teeth. Finally, when the boar ran back to its group, it said, "You all ran away, so I was coming to eat the pan-bhat (a type of meal)!" Then all the boars replied, "First, take a look at your own teeth!"