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All the pickle jars sat empty.

The maid brought an orphan named Pretty with her.

Munim ji placed an order for two sacs of mangoes weighing 60 kgs this year, the maids would soon get busy slicing them into square pieces, for pickles go best with Parathas.

The last piece from last year's mango pickle was on Pretty's share.

Safdarjung Enclave is full of Munims, Thakurs and Thekedars displaying their imported and luxurious cars, extravagantly parked outside their gates. However, their terrace and balcony would have pickle jars, papads and amawats.

Munim Ji used to stay all alone in his Bundelkhand Garden bungalow; sad but true he lost his wife, daughter and son-in-law along with his mother in a plane crash.

Now being taken care by his maids, caretakers and security guards, thanks to his Aston Martin that he did not go agrophobic.