The Hatti-chhaap Slippers [1]
Every morning, as I used to make myself ready to run for school after gobbling up a plateful of dhido , the Radio Nepal broadcasted “As strong as the elephant! The Hatti - chhaap slippers.” I would run through the door, reach the compound of my house, and bow my head down like a swan. Then I looked at the slippers on my feet with eyes full of doubt. No matter how many times the radio advertised, I never believed that Hatti - chhap slippers were as strong as an elephant. Again and again, only one question would come to my mind: h ow can a pair of slippers which hardly lasts for 7-10 days be as strong as an elephant? The memory of fixing/repairing the broken straps of Hattichhap slippers after they came off abruptly came to my mind. I remembered the times when I fixed the strap of my slippers by melting the strap a little in fire and attaching it again. Like the change in seasons, the Hattichhap slippers with different colored straps- blue, red, yellow, and green would come on the mark