Money Plant

Gomti asked Phool Waala to bring money plant for her the next day. She had heard about money plant a lot of myths like money plant grown inside home brings home money in abundance and as the creepers grow the home gets prosperous. She has herself seen her neighbor Mrs. Sharma, how poor they were before they had planted it.

Phool Waale, should you forget to bring the plant tomorrow?

No never, I must not ! It is my business.

I am afraid you will not keep my demand in mind!

What else if you won't bring it tomorrow?

One thing I do! I shall not pay for the flowers you have given today! OK

No Bibiji, Do not do like this. I am a poor man. I dig well everyday and take water.

But I am not taking your money for ever! It is only a matter of less than a day.

It is a matter of only one day for you but for me It is a matter of food for my wife and my five children.

OK! But Had I not bought your flowers where would you have bought food for your wife and children.

God manages for us and I am sure He would manage

But how would you ensure me that you would not forget the plant!

By my children, I will take it tomorrow!

After a long persuasion she paid but warned she would not buy again anything from him if he would not come next day

Next morning was a great waiting period for him since the early morning.

See if the phool waala has come, she asks her boy, Raj when the bell rings

Mummy No Phul Waala, Doodh Waala has come. Bring the can and take milk. I am going for some urgent work and the door I have kept open.

Oh the boy must be a dare devil one day! Stupid

She ran, for nothing would go stolen

She was cooking and the bell rang

Coming, coming. It must be Phool Waala

She opens the door in a hurry without seeing who the person is through the door eye

Hello Mam, I am from Maya Detergent Powder. Mam I am doing M.B.A. and I am doing this work for two reasons - for experience and for points I get from selling that adds to my final marks.

But I can not buy it for experience nor do I want any points from you

I am busy. Go from here please! She closes the door with a loud sound

But Mam. It is a matter of my career

But not of mine.

Mam, excuse me. It is quite for free

Free! What do you mean?

Mam It is really for free. Let me in, open the door.

She opens the door thinking what harm if she gets something for free. It seems thinking even of moneyplant has started working

OK Come in Please

Madam, Let me introduce first. I am Manoj from Mahipal Institute of Business Management. I am a student of final semester of M.B.A.

Oh you mean you are an M.B.A.

Yes, of course

But you do not look so

Here is my I- Card from my Institute

Oh really.

Well tell me about what are you offering me for free?

Here One Kg detergent, six detergent soaps, six toilet soaps and this 100 ml shampoo is also for not a single penny

Oh My goodness! She gets crazy thinking what would be after she will have the money plant in her home when even she is getting in lieu of only planning for it

Excuse me Madam, but for that sake, you have to do only one thing. You have to fill in the form that is only record sake for the company.

OK Do hurry!

OK Just tell me what I ask. I jot it down now and shall fill the form later.

Your Name Please –

Mrs. Gomti

Your Hubby's Name -

Hubby?

Yeah… means husband

OK. He is Mr. Arvinda Sharma

Where does he work?

He is a Sales Manager in Tata Indi Comm

Where is he right now?

What?

I mean where he works.

He works at Delhi

May I meet him if you please. As we have some shaving cream and perfume for him again for no charge.

But why do you offer your products for free.

It is time of advertisement Mam. And our company is an American one and we do not believe in channel advertisement . We make customers believe in our products by using them for free.

Oh great company, No?

Yes very great!

But I am sorry. He does not live here. I and my 7 year old boy live here. And he comes once a month.

Can I get these products for him? He will be happy to see all this for free and certainly he will use yours.

OK , But for that I have to ask my boss for this and if he allows I may come with my boss to give you these products in the evening.

But why your boss, why not you can come alone also?

My boss suspects all his boys and in this case he wants to get satisfied. After all you know American companies are very sincere about their customer services.

OK, No problem.

OK then Madam, See you in the evening. I am sure you will buy next time these products with your money because this does not happen time and again.

Soon the sales man passed the phoolwaala came.

Oh you are late but in right time. Had you come earlier I would have lost my good business.

Have you brought that?

Yes Bibiji . Here this is.

Oh wonderful, how much is it?.

Give me 10 rupees only.

Not a bad price. Take it, and thank you very much.

I should rather say thanks to you Mam for not bargaining for this.

She is very happy. It is really a good omen.

Let me plant it and see how I challenge Mrs. Sharma who is really jealous of us.

She planted and when her boy returned home she exaggerated her victory. She told how she got these products for free befooling the man

You know my son, the man was so impressed that he has given me these products and moreover he has promised to take some more for your Papa.

Wow really great you are, Mom!

Now, Papa can be proud of you.

He must be, my son.

And you know why all this happened. Certainly because of the effects of this money plant.

Oh, you will see how we make all our neighbors realize we are no more less than them even richer and more intelligent.

OK , my son they are to come this evening . Be civilized. Dare not do any mischief.

It was 7 o'clock. Dark grew around the earth. She is waiting eagerly for her fate. She was observing the surrounding as such a pin drop may sound loud. She was overwhelmed with the imagination of the effects of money plant. She must be imagining even a fine car, a bigger house and diamond jewelry, tour to foreign and a lot more. This would continue if the bell would not have rung. She rushed to the door and opened and welcomed them in a very courteous manner . This time both were holding a briefcase. She already had met the sales man and the other she quickly recognized as his boss.

Good Evening Madam, Meet my boss Mr. Joseph.

Good Evening, Come and sit.

They sat. Call if somebody is inside or somewhere in your house. We have products some thing for everybody ranging from child to young and old even.

OK. I call my son. He is only except me in the house.

Call your boy.

As she went inside, both talked about something and they held their back in the chair. Mrs. Gomti came with her boy Raj. Say Pranam to Uncles. They have something for you also.

Pranam Uncle! What have you got for me?

Sit both of you in the chair and see what we have brought for you. They opened their briefcase and took out something.

Here this is for you for free

They stunned. Pistol?

Yes and that too with a silencer. If you shout, We will definitely give you one bullet quite for free.

They hurriedly tie his hands with the chair behind he was sitting in and stick tape on his lips so that he may not sound. And one of them took the lady to the room inside, and warned if she spoke loudly and did not hand him over the valuables, her boy may get injury, even killed.

What could she have done more. She could not help but open the almirah. What happened further is not worth telling.

Whole night she could not sleep but repent on her foolish belief. Superstition was no more in her minds. Next morning she saw money plant laughing at her.