Ek baar ki baat hai ek aadmi jiska naam mohanlaal tha oh apna kaam kar k apne ghar laut rha tha . Sathe me uski patni bhi thi aur jeb me 100 ....200 ki bdi note the . Rasta sunsaan tha aur ghar kafi dur tha ..Rahne ka koi jagh nhi tha but khi na khi khojna pada isleye usne laltipur naamak rukne ko taiyar hua usse time uski patni ko tej fukhar hua tha paise pass me thi aur aspataal jane me jyada kharcha hone k dar se mohanlaal ne usss raat aram kar lena he thik samjha ...Parantu rukta kaha? Jaat chipane se kaam nhi chal sakta tha ..uski patni naak aur kaano me chandi ki baliya pahnni hue thi aur salwar pahnni thi .Iske siwa gaaw k bahut se log log usko pahchante bhi the.... uss gaaaw se mohanlaal bahut se saman kharida aur becha hai. Apne logo se raat bhar rukne k layak jagh ki yachna ki kisi se manjuri nhi kiya ...apne logo se mohanlaal bahut se saman alag alag aur luke chipe beche the .. Rukne k liye bolta to tarh tarh ki khabre failti isleye sabhi se mna kar deya ....
Gaaw me ek garib insaan rahta tha jo ki pandit tha .Thodi se jamin thi, jisko kisan dekh bhal karte the jiska na he gadi tha aur na he bail aur hal tha kuch bhi na tha jo ki apne khet me la sake. Lekin apne kisano se 2..3 saal ka pesgi lagan wasul kar lene me kisi tarh ki kathinai ka samna nhi karna padta tha ..Chota sa makan tga .lekin uske gaaw wale uss garib ko dar k mare" raja" sabd ka istamal karte the ..paresan hone k karan mohanlaal isse garib k darwaje par apni fukhar se paresan patni ko lekar pahucha . ..
Garib insaan apne kursi par baitha hukka pi rha tha .mohanlaal ne bahar se he namaskaar kar k kaha " raja sahab ek vinti hai " oh insaan bina idhar udhar ki baate karte hue sidhe sidhe pucha ki kya hua hai? Mohanlaal bola _"dur se aa rha hu .bahut thakha hua hu . Aur meri patni ko joro se bukhar aa gya hai. Sardi me bahar rahne se na jane iski kya halat ho jayege,isleye raat bhar k liye khi do hath jagh de deya jaye" ...
"Kaun log ho ?" Raja se sawal kiya . Mai hu to garib . Mohanlaal se sidha sa jawab deta. Chehre par uski bahut gidgidahat thi . Raja saheb ne bdi bdi aakho me kathorta chaa gyi ..Bola _" janta hai " ye kiska ghar hai? Yha tak aane ki himmat ki tune? Mohanlaal se aasa bhare awaj me kaha .... ye raja ka ghar hai isleye darwaje par aaya hu .. Turant raja k aakho me kathorta gayab ho gye .. jara naram awaj me bola _ kisi ne tumhe rahne ka jagh nhi deya kya? Nhi maharaj..mohanlaal se jawab deta....bahut kosis ki lekin kisi ne rahne k liye jagh nhi deya ... Oh darwaje k bahar he ek kone se lipat kar baith gya piche uski patni kaharti hue aur kaapti hue sikud kar baith gye..
Raja se kaha ..tum apni chilam liye ho? Haa ,sarkar" mohanlaal ne jawab deya .raja bola tb ander aa jao aur bartan lekar apni chilam pii lo . Apni patni ko ander le kar aa jao ..." jb ye dono yha ander aa gye tb raja ne pucha ....." tum dono kb yha se uth kar chle jaoge "? Jawab mila - " subh hone se phle andhe me chle jayenge maharaj ..."