R.S.R. MUTHU'S SHORT STORY PART 1 / ஆர்.எஸ்.ஆர் முத்துவின் சிறுகதை தொகுப்பு பாகம் ஒன்று

<p>Sea Garudan (Kadal Karudan)<br/>Kandhamaaran began the first riddle: One-horned man body full of teeth&mdash;he cannot bite but everyone bites him.</p><p>Everyone sat thinking for a moment. Then a bold and confident man without hesitation took out a copper coin and handed it to Kandhamaaran. Everyone was slightly shocked.</p><p>Who are you giving a copper coin without even thinking? Is it a copper coin or a valid currency?</p><p>&nbsp;<br/>Raasu<br/>When my hands and legs worked well everyone gave me respect and honor. But once they stopped functioning properly I became a burden to all. Even if my pension money disappeared it didn&rsquo;t matter anymore. One day I asked my elder brother a doctor:</p><p>How many more days will this body hold up?</p><p>I used to be angry with God. Why make me old deaf and broken like this? But that day I understood something.</p><p>The people who lived with us whom we thought were our own They speak in ways that hurt&mdash;without realizing how deep the pain goes. God made sure I couldn&rsquo;t hear those words. That&rsquo;s His way of protecting me.</p><p>That day I truly understood: If my hands and legs had worked well I might have already hung myself that very day.</p>