when father was ill

my father was very helthy and he was doing exercises earlr in the morning daily. But one day heleft home saying to goto some other town on work. but within half an hour he came back. he had asthma .It was so severe  he could not get into the train. so he returned back.he suffered for few days. he was also getting severe stomach ache . he would in bed for days due to these ailments frequently.as we were all children ,if one gets fever  ,all the remainig members of the were ataacked one after another. So was the case when Igot measles.All the time my mother attending on us  . She had prepare separate diet for the patient and normal diet for others.She had to give bathwith neem and turmeric paste.She was not resting even for a singleminute.

When beggars bring bear or a snake chamer come we used to behind him to every house in the street.Once a distant relative ,rukminamma,requeste my father to let her stay in house with us. She had no one .So would leave her property to us on her demise.but mother did not agrre. So she did not come.In the hall we had big bammboo baket in the hall full of paddy.at the time of festivals we used to distribute rice or coins to poor people.