Teej, Geet, and Grass: A Nostalgia

“Have you managed the grass for the cattle for the Teej ”? Rabindra’s Aama would ask him. They were two: his elder sister and Rabindra. He enjoyed a lively competition as they collected wood and grass. Even though he was almost always late, he made an effort to pretend that he was always ahead of his sister in everything. Although she was only two years older than him, they used to do everything together, including their school classes. They worked every day, from fetching water from taps to collecting wood and fruits from the jungle. Early in the morning, the beauty of Resunga's face would captivate them. Smiling at the beautiful Resunga , they would begin their journey. Sometimes, the mundane work involved tending to the oxes and working in the field.

With the beginning of the rainy season, the environment would be quite good. "How long these days are?" his mother would whisper with the other neighbors. Early in the morning, a red and glossy sun would appear in the beautiful blue sky from the top of his house. he would often ask himself, "How close is it?" Furthermore, he used to imagine that if he were six feet tall, he could easily catch it. One morning, as they prepared to collect grass, he gestured to his sister and expressed his wish to play with the sun. She smiled and asked, “Are you okay?”