Chapter 12

Chapter 12


It is noon now, and still Kittukurangan is asleep. Karadiammavan is anxiously waiting for that monkey to open his eyes. He has a lot of questions to ask him. Karadiammavan looked at the sun, it is shinning brightly.

Karadiammavan is very hungry now. Since yesterday, he hasn't eat anything. He felt a strange burn in his stomach. Finally he stood from there and walked near to the pond and drink some more water.He felt really tired. He just remembered the tasty honey he used to ate from Madhumala. It's golden color and beautiful smell made the taste even more refreshing.

After drinking water from the pond, Karadiammavan turned his head to the monkey. "Ahhh..." he cried in anger. Now there is no one lying on the ground, the monkey has got away. Karadiammavan felt angry to himself. He has stayed there, nearly half a day just looking at the sleeping face of that monkey,  just to ask him some questions and now he is missing.

"Hey, are you looking for me?" a sound from the big mango tree asked Karadiammavan. Karadiammavan suddenly looked at the mango tree. He saw that half tailed monkey on the lower branch of the tree.

"Who are you and why did you follow me?" Karadiammavan asked in anger.

"Hey friend, I'm Kittukurangan. I think you have misunderstood me, I am not following you, I am just watching you." He asked, " I haven't seen you before, are you new to our forest?"


"Yes, I am new here, I am from Ariyankavu forest. " Karadiammavan replied.

"So you are the one who killed the Pandarapada soldiers, some days before, right?" Kittukurangan asked.

"No, I am not the one who killed them. It was that one eyed crow, killed them." Karadiammavan replied.

"Hmm..." Kittukurangan shook his head. Karadiammavan understood that he is not going to believe his answer.

Kittukurangan continued. " You must be hungry. Come with me I will show your food." 


Karadiammavan's heart poped up after hearing those magical words "...your food" His stomach is empty and it is crying for food. Kittukurangan take him to a vast field of banana plants. The plant heads droop towards earth because of the weight of the huge, ripe, yellow clusters of bananas. Karadiammavan looked at  Kittukurangan with a disbelief in his eyes. Kittukurangan smiled at him and said, "It's all yours..."


It was a long lunch for Karadiammavan. He ate a lot of those tasty bananas. Now his huge belly become dancing again.

After the lunch, they started walking. "Bye the way, what is that box in your hand?" Kittukurangan asked.

"I don't know, it produces an awful smell." Karadiammavan replied. "Oh, then this smell made me unconscious in the morning, right" Kittukurangan asked.

"Hmm.." Karadiammavan shook his head.

"What is it's name?" Kittukurangan asked and Karadiammavan replied instantly " I don't know, you can name it..." He is now starting to feel little dizzy. His belly is full now and he needed a sleep. He find a place to sleep under a big banyan tree. He said "I need some sleep." and lay there.

While he is slowly falling asleep, he heard the voice of Kittukurangan. " What about 'uuch petti...' It is a good name, right?"  He agreed in a tired voice "Ahh.. uuch petti.... good name!"  His eyes drooped and his snoring made the area noisy. And by his side, Kittukurangan is still thinking about a better name for the suitcase.

All this time, the sharp eyes of the one eyed crow is watching them.