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HI
HOW IS THIS
LETTER FROM A SARDAR ' S LOVING MOTHER
Pyaarey puttar,
Vahe Guru. I ' m writing this letter slow, because I know you
cannot read fast.
We don' t live where we did when you left home. Your dad read in
the paper that most accidents happen20 miles from home,so we moved
20 miles. I won' t be able to send the address as the last Sardar
who stayed here took the house numbers with them for their new
house so they wouldn't have to change their address. This place is
really nice. It even has a washing machine, situated right above
the commode. I'm not sure it works too well. Last week I putin 3
shirts, pulled the chain and haven' t seen them since. The weather
here isn't too bad. It rained only twice last week. The first I
trained for 3 days and second time for 4 days.
The coat you wanted me to send you, your Aunt said it would be a
little too heavy to send in the mail with all the metal buttons,
so we cut them off and put them in the pocket.
Your father has another job. He has 500 men under him. He is
cutting the grass at the cemetery.
Your sister had a baby this morning. I haven' t found out whether
it's a girl or a boy, so I don' t know whether you are an Aunt or
Uncle.
Your uncle, Jatinder fell in athe nearby well. Some men tried to
pull him out, but he fought them off bravely and drowned. We
cremated him and he burned for three days.
Your best friend, Balwinder, is no more. He died trying to fulfil
his father' s last wishes. His father hadwished to be buried in
the seaafter he died. And your friend died while in the process of
digging a grave for his father.
There isn' t much more news this time. Nothing muchhas happened.
Love Mom.
P.S : I was going to send you some money but the Envelope was
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