R.S.R. Muthu's Short Story Part 1 [Tamil]

By: Ramalingam Muthukumarasamy

Sea Garudan (Kadal Karudan)

Kandhamaaran began the first riddle: "One-horned man, body full of teeth-he cannot bite, but everyone bites him."

Everyone sat thinking for a moment. Then, a bold and confident man, without hesitation, took out a copper coin and handed it to Kandhamaaran. Everyone was slightly shocked.

"Who are you, giving a copper coin without even thinking? Is it a copper coin or a valid currency?"

Raasu

When my hands and legs worked well, everyone gave me respect and honor. But once they stopped functioning properly, I became a burden to all. Even if my pension money disappeared, it didn't matter anymore. One day, I asked my elder brother, a doctor:

"How many more days will this body hold up?"

I used to be angry with God. Why make me old, deaf, and broken like this? But that day, I understood something.

The people who lived with us, whom we thought were our own, They speak in ways that hurt-without realizing how deep the pain goes. God made sure I couldn't hear those words. That's His way of protecting me.

That day, I truly understood: If my hands and legs had worked well, I might have already hung myself that very day.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Tamil
• ISBN: B0G12PKRNN
• ISBN13: 9798901125144
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Notion Press
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"