THE REED-CHOKED HOUSE - A cartoon with reading
Summary
TLDRIn 'Homecoming or the Re Choked House,' a man named Car leaves his wife Me to become a silk merchant, promising to return in autumn. War breaks out, and communication is lost. Car, robbed and destitute, decides not to return, while Me waits faithfully. Years later, Car learns of a disease ravaging the capital and decides to go home. He finds Me, aged by sorrow, and they reunite. But the next morning, he discovers it was a dream; Me is dead, and their home is in ruins. An old man tells him of Me's tragic death, and Car mourns her loss.
Takeaways
- 🏡 The story revolves around a poor man named Car and his loving wife Me.
- 🎉 Car is fond of parties and neglects his work, leading to financial struggles.
- 💸 In pursuit of wealth, Car sells his remaining land to buy silk from a merchant.
- 🚶♂️ Car decides to leave with the silk merchant to become a merchant himself, against Me's wishes.
- 🌿 Me pleads with Car to remember her and return home as soon as possible.
- 🛡 War and robbers disrupt the country, causing widespread chaos and destruction.
- 🚫 Despite the war, Car is determined to return home to Me as he promised.
- 💰 In the capital, Car makes a fortune selling silk but hears about the war back home.
- 😷 Car falls ill in the capital and is taken care of by an old man, forming new bonds.
- 🏙️ Seven years pass with Car living comfortably in the capital, oblivious to Me's fate.
- 🌍 A deadly disease and impending war in the capital prompt Car to return home.
- 🏘️ Upon returning, Car finds his village in ruins but their cottage still stands.
- 👵 Me, aged and weathered by sorrow, is overjoyed to see Car but reveals the hardships she faced.
- 😢 Car discovers the truth about Me's death and the state of their home after a night together.
- 🕊️ An old man by the sea, who had prayed for Me, shares the news of her death with Car.
- 🙏 Car and the old man visit Me's grave to mourn and pray for her soul.
Q & A
What was the occupation of the man named Car?
-Car was a man who did not like to work on his land and was poor.
Why did Car decide to sell his land and become a merchant?
-Car sold his land to buy silk from a silk merchant he met, hoping to make money and become a merchant like him.
What promise did Car make to his wife, Me, before leaving?
-Car promised Me that he would come back when the wind scatters the withered leaves, implying he would return in the autumn.
Why did Car not return home as promised?
-Car did not return because he was attacked by robbers who took all his money and belongings, leading him to believe there was nothing left for him at home.
How did Me spend her time while waiting for Car to return?
-Me stayed at home waiting for her husband, enduring the hardships of war and the loneliness of his absence.
What was the state of the village when Car finally returned after many years?
-The village was in ruins with collapsed bridges and ruined farmhouses when Car returned.
What was the condition of Car and Me's cottage upon Car's return?
-The cottage was unharmed with light leaking through a crack in the door, indicating someone was there.
How did Me die according to the old man who lived by the sea?
-Me died on the 10th of August, abandoned by her beloved, after waiting in vain for Car to return.
What did Car discover upon waking up in what was once his bedroom?
-Car discovered that the cottage was a ruin, the floor planks were torn up, and a mound of earth was piled up where his wife's grave was marked.
What did the old man by the sea tell Car about the state of the village after Me's death?
-The old man told Car that the place had been possessed by devils and that Me's death was the worst he had experienced in his long life.
What did the old man advise Car to do after learning about Me's death?
-The old man advised Car to go back and pray for the peace of his wife from the bottom of his heart.
Outlines
🧳 A Merchant's Journey and a Promise
Car and his wife, Me, live a modest life as Car enjoys parties and neglects his work. In desperation, he sells his remaining land to become a silk merchant. Me, worried, tries to dissuade him from leaving, but Car assures her he will return by autumn when the leaves scatter. As war breaks out and villages are destroyed, Me remains at home, waiting for Car, though she hears no news of him. Meanwhile, Car makes a fortune in silk, but on his journey home, robbers attack him. With nothing left, Car decides not to return and stays in the capital, falling ill and being taken care of by an old man.
🌧 Homecoming to Despair
After seven years of living in the capital, Car, hearing rumors of devastation and disease, decides to return home. He arrives at his village on a stormy night and finds it in ruins, with many homes destroyed. To his relief, his own cottage is still standing. When he enters, he finds Me, aged and weakened by sorrow, lamenting how she waited for him despite the hardships. Me recounts the horrors she faced during the war, as others abandoned her. Despite her suffering, she is happy to see Car. They spend the night together, but Car awakens to find the house in ruins, Me nowhere to be found, and a grave mound in their bedroom.
🪦 The Truth Unveiled
Car discovers a note from Me written before her death, expressing how she had been waiting for him in vain. Devastated, Car goes to a neighbor, who directs him to an old man by the sea who might know more. The old man tells Car that Me died on August 10th and that he buried her. Together, they visit Me's tomb to mourn and pray, as Car comes to terms with his wife's death and the consequences of his choices.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Homecoming
💡Despised
💡Merchant
💡Robbers
💡War
💡Disappointment
💡Isolation
💡Survival
💡Desolation
💡Reunion
💡Devotion
Highlights
Car, a man who liked parties, neglects his work and sells his land to buy silk.
Car's wife, Me, pleads with him not to leave but to no avail.
Car promises to return in the autumn and assures Me of his return.
War breaks out, and Me waits faithfully for Car despite the danger.
Car makes a fortune in the capital but is delayed by war and illness.
Me's longing for Car is symbolized by her watching the evening bird.
Car decides to return home despite the ongoing war.
Car is attacked by robbers and loses everything, questioning his reason to return.
Me remains steadfast, waiting for Car despite the passage of time.
A terrible disease ravages the capital, prompting Car to finally return home.
Car finds his village in ruins but the cottage is unharmed.
Me and Car are reunited, but her appearance is drastically changed by sorrow.
Me expresses her relief and joy at seeing Car after years of waiting.
Car discovers the truth about Me's fate after waking up in a ruined cottage.
Me's final message to Car reveals her despair and the truth of her death.
Car learns of Me's death from an old man who has been praying at their cottage.
The old man's account of Me's death and his own actions provides closure for Car.
Car and the old man visit Me's grave to weep and pray.
Transcripts
homecoming or the re choked house
adapted from u
akaris u
monari text and illustrations
sh car was a man and his wife was a
beautiful and loving me
they were poor as car liked parties and
he did not care to work on his
land their money vanished and the family
despised him what should he
do then he met the silk Merchant who was
on his way to the capital with new dyed
silk new tied
silk car sold the last remnants of land
and bought silk for his
money he would come along with a silk
Merchant he wanted to be a merchant too
I'm a
merchant me was worried and tried to
dissuade her husband from leaving but in
vain last night before the departure
they took an affectionate farewell and
me said don't ever never forget me and
come home as soon as you
can I'll be back when the wind scatters
the withered leaves car assured
her then war
came gangs of robbers looted and
destroyed villages and people
fled me also thought of Escape but she
stayed home waiting for her
husband after all he had promised her to
return in the
Autumn AUM came but car did not show up
not a word did she hear from him as no
Postman carried letters in the war torn
country in great disappointment me
watched the evening
bird if only it could carry her grief to
him she locked herself up in her Cottage
and did not want to see
anyone
when car came to the capital there was a
great demand for silk and he made good
money Autumn was
approaching he heard about the war in
the country and the Looting and
massacres but he defied these reports
and took to the road since he had
promised his wife to come
home in a mountain pass he was attacked
by seven robbers who took his money his
luggage and his clothes only life he was
allowed to keep and he thought when I
get home perhaps me is killed and my
Cottage plundered and
destroyed what is there to come back to
sheer
hell so he turned turned around and went
back to the
capital here he fell ill with a
fever oh oh I feel so
bad an old man took care of him got him
medical attention and
Medicine when the year had passed car
had
recovered he had made many new friends
and he lived well with the old man
as in a dream the next seven years
passed in the capital a terrible disease
was
ravaging dead bodies were lying in the
streets and War was getting close to the
city there was talk about the end of the
world now car thought about his home and
me from whom he had heard nothing during
all these
years he blamed himself for having let
her
down now he had to go
home if she was dead he would build her
a
doom on a spring day when the Sun was
shining he said goodbye to his friends
and after 10 days of travel he reached
his home
Village the sun sank into Black Rain
clouds and it was dark when car entered
the
village he recognized it but he saw
ruined farmhouses collapsed
Bridges
silence Shattered by lightning the pine
tree stood in the Stellar
glow the cottage was unharmed and light
leaked through a crack in the door
someone was there could it be me
the voice was hers but when she opened
the door car could hardly recognize her
she was aged by sorrow and pain seeing
her husband she started weeping and told
him most people fled from the village
when the war came those who stayed
behind were like animals toward a single
woman man with evil intentions
autumnn came and winter and spring I
waited you did not
come I would travel to the capital to
find you but the war blocked
it she wept again I'm glad to see you
she said and comforting car put his arms
around her the night is short he said
morning will soon
come
then they lay down together and
slept at tone K woke up strangely
drowsy he froze and would pull the
blanket over himself but there was no
blanket he looked up the roof was gone
the doors were missing
he got up and stagger it around what had
once been their Garden was now overgrown
with Wheats and through the walls long
arms of plants were
growing where was
me the cottage was a
ruin he got into what had been their
bedroom the floor planks were torn up
and a mount of Earth was piled up a
plank wrapped with paper stood on the
top car recognized me's handwriting on
the paper she
wrote imagine having survived to this
day abandoned by my
beloved I've been waiting Waiting in
Vain for
him now kah knew that his wife was dead
and he broke down in
sorrow car went to the nearest house to
ask how me
died he met a man he had never seen
before the man knew nothing of
Me Maybe your wife died before I came
here he said adding there's an old man
who lives in a small house by the Sea
not far from
here they say he has lived here for a
very long time he's often coming to your
cottage to pray he can probably help
you car found the old man he sat by the
stove outside his house with a cup of
tea and
exclaimed why didn't you come before car
this place has been possessed by Devils
a young and beautiful woman as me
alone in this hell it is the worst I
have experienced in my long life Autumn
past and winter and
spring she died on the 10th of
August I made a coffin and buried
her now you go back car and pray for the
Peace of your wife from the bottom of
your
heart the old man took his walking stick
and together they went to meet's tomb to
weep and pray all
night
m
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