Intitulado

A family of heirs happily bought a buffalo. The whole herd was happy. Some thought they would drink milk now, some said they would eat desi ghee, and some started dreaming of lassi.

But fate had something else in mind. That very night the buffalo fell ill and sat down. The heirs tried every trick, but to no avail. Finally, an elder suggested:

“Let’s go to Chaudhry Sahib, he will definitely know a cure.”

A few people went to Chaudhry. Chaudhry said:
“Make a paste of chilli, onion and garlic, mix lassi in it and put it in the canal and pour it into the buffalo’s mouth, God willing, the buffalo will stand up.”

The next day, the heirs returned and said:
“Chaudhry Sahib! I have not eaten the medicine, everyone has been put out.”

Chaudhry said:
“Make a hole behind the umbilical cord, then put it in your mouth and blow hard on the umbilical cord, the medicine will go in.”

They left again.

Two or three days passed but no one returned. Chaudhry got worried and went to their house himself.

When he knocked on the door, a voice came from inside:
“Who is it?”

Chaudhry said:
“I am coming, Chaudhry, thank God!”

When he went inside, he saw that the elder Mirasi was lying on the cot and had three or four drips connected to him.

Chaudhry was surprised and asked:
“Oh, what happened to the three? Did he become a buffalo?”

Mirasi sighed and said:

“Chaudhry Sahib, what a dozen… I found pepper and a piece of loin in the umbilical cord and put it in my mouth, but before I blew on it, I blew on it!”

“Oh look… I am free, I am saved!”

This is exactly the situation of Pakistanis today. Just as we start to breathe a sigh of relief, start making a plan or think of saving a few pennies, the government blows such a wave of inflation that we are back on our beds and inflation is standing there looking at us!