Points: Time and place of the fair — A bird’s eye view of the site — Some of the fun and enjoyments.
I had an invitation to the Paus Mela at Santiniketan. My sister stays there. But I had never visited the place. This time I wrote I was coming. My little nieces were greatly excited. I reached there on the opening day of the Mela.
In the evening we all went to the Mela ground. From afar we saw the merry-go-round. There was a tempting array of wooden toys and clay dolls. My niece Pinky would give me no peace till I bought a big rocking-horse for her. The housewives crowded round the stalls selling pots, pans, pitchers and kitchen utensils. Hand-loom stalls were also heavily crowded. The greatest attraction of the Paus Mela was the assembly of the Bauls from different places. They sang Baul songs one after another. We liked Puma Das Baul and his group very much.
Pinky’s friends came running to say that a magician was running a little booth in one corner and we should go there. He would let in only ten persons at a time and charge one rupee per head. A showman was announcing startling items like a two-headed calf and a talking goat. He was collecting a lot of gate-money. From there we came to a coffee-stall and sat down drinking coffee. Pinky bought chocolate bars for everybody.
When we returned, we were tired but happy. It was a hectic day. But everyone enjoyed it in full. May be next year also we would come and enjoy.
I had an invitation to the Paus Mela at Santiniketan. My sister stays there. But I had never visited the place. This time I wrote I was coming. My little nieces were greatly excited. I reached there on the opening day of the Mela.
In the evening we all went to the Mela ground. From afar we saw the merry-go-round. There was a tempting array of wooden toys and clay dolls. My niece Pinky would give me no peace till I bought a big rocking-horse for her. The housewives crowded round the stalls selling pots, pans, pitchers and kitchen utensils. Hand-loom stalls were also heavily crowded. The greatest attraction of the Paus Mela was the assembly of the Bauls from different places. They sang Baul songs one after another. We liked Puma Das Baul and his group very much.
Pinky’s friends came running to say that a magician was running a little booth in one corner and we should go there. He would let in only ten persons at a time and charge one rupee per head. A showman was announcing startling items like a two-headed calf and a talking goat. He was collecting a lot of gate-money. From there we came to a coffee-stall and sat down drinking coffee. Pinky bought chocolate bars for everybody.
When we returned, we were tired but happy. It was a hectic day. But everyone enjoyed it in full. May be next year also we would come and enjoy.
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