Dotta ek chhoti si gaon ki ladki thi jo hamesha apni maa ke diye hue necklace ko apne gale me pehenti thi. Yeh necklace uske liye sirf ek gehna nahi, balki ek yaadon ka dher tha. Uske dadaji ne yeh necklace uski maa ko diya tha, aur ab yeh uske paas tha. Har koi kehta tha ki yeh necklace sirf ek gehna nahi, balki ek lucky charm bhi tha jo uske ghar ki raksha karta tha.
Ek din subah jab Dotta uthkar tayaar ho rahi thi, usne dekha ki uska necklace apni jagah par nahi tha. Pehle to usne socha ki shayad raat ko utaar kar kahin rakh diya hoga. Lekin jab usne pura kamra chhan maara aur kahin bhi necklace nahi mila, tab uska dil ghabra gaya.
Dotta ne apni maa se kaha, “Maa, mera necklace nahi mil raha!”
Maa ne pehle to socha ki shayad kahin idhar-udhar rakh diya hoga, lekin jab pura ghar dekhne ke baad bhi necklace nahi mila, tab unhe bhi chinta hone lagi. Maa ne socha ki shayad kisi ne churaya hoga, lekin gaon me sab ek doosre ko jaante the. Aise me chori hona ajeeb si baat thi.
Khoj ka Aaghaz
Dotta ne apne sabse acche dost Golu aur Chutki ko bulaya.
Golu ne kaha, “Agar necklace ghar me nahi hai, to ho sakta hai ki kisi ne le liya ho ya fir kahin gir gaya ho.”
Chutki ne turant kaha, “Hume pura gaon chhan maarna chahiye!”
Dono ne sabse pehle Dotta ke padosi Chacha Ramprasad se pucha, “Chacha, aapne koi necklace dekha?”
Chacha ne sir hila kar mana kar diya. Phir unhone Chandani Tai se pucha, jo roz subah apne ghar ke aangan me jhadoo lagati thi. Chandani Tai ne kaha, “Beta, maine to koi necklace nahi dekha, lekin agar tumhara necklace kho gaya hai to zaroor kisi ne dekha hoga.”
Golu ne ek aur tarika socha. Usne kaha, “Dotta, tum last time necklace kab pehene hue dekhi thi?”
Dotta ne socha aur kaha, “Raat ko jab so rahi thi tab pehena hua tha!”
Chutki boli, “To iska matlab ya to tumne neend me hi kahin giraya ya kisi ne chura liya!”
Ab sabhi ko shak hone laga ki kahin koi chor to nahi aa gaya? Ya phir koi jaane anjaane me le gaya?
Gaon ki Chhanbin
Ab teeno ek mission par nikal pade. Sabse pehle unhone sabzi mandi me jaakar pucha. Wahan ek budhiya baithi thi jo har cheez dhyan se dekhti thi.
“Budhiya maa, aapne koi necklace dekha?” Dotta ne pucha.
Budhiya maa ne apni badai hui aankhon se dekha aur boli, “Maine ek chamakta hua cheez dekha tha lekin mujhe yaad nahi kaha. Shayad Mohan halwai ke paas dekha tha.”
Dotta, Golu aur Chutki turant Mohan Halwai ke paas pahunch gaye. “Halwai ji, aapne koi necklace dekha hai?” Golu ne pucha.
Mohan Halwai ne socha aur kaha, “Are haan! Ek bandar aaya tha aur ek chamakti cheez le gaya!”
“Bandar?” Dotta hairan ho gayi.
Halwai ji ne kaha, “Haan beta, yahan ek shararati bandar rehta hai jo cheezen chura kar le jata hai. Agar necklace kahin hai to shayad uske gufa me ho!”
Bandar ki Gufa
Ab teeno bandar ki gufa ki taraf bhaage. Gufa ek bade peepal ke ped ke neeche thi. Wahan pahunchkar unhone dekha ki bandar apne maze me tha aur uske aas paas alag-alag chamakdaar cheezen padi thi.
“Bandar bhaiya, mera necklace de do!” Dotta ne pyaar se kaha.
Bandar ne mazaak me sir hila diya aur necklace ko aur zor se pakad liya.
Chutki boli, “Hume isse kuch dena padega tabhi yeh chhodega!”
Golu ne apni jeb se ek bada rasgulla nikala aur bandar ko dikhaya. “Dekho bandar bhaiya, yeh tumhare liye!”
Bandar ne rasgulla dekha aur turant necklace ko chhod diya. Dotta ne khushi se apna necklace uthaya aur gale me pehna.
Sabhi zor se hansne lage.
Ghar Wapsi
Dotta jab ghar pahunchi to uski maa ne use gale laga liya. “Beta, mujhe pata tha ki tum apna necklace dhoondh logi!”
Dotta khush thi ki uska necklace wapas aa gaya aur usne seekha ki har cheez ka solution patience aur dosti se nikalta hai. Golu aur Chutki ne bhi sikha ki kabhi bhi bina dhoonde haar nahi manni chahiye.
