Eat more vegetables to stay healthy  

Bazarak vetana Lapitachi bail bosin ghel’li. Ghora
portotana mevnim Lalita-che scooter-in aili.

“Aicho bazaar barroboruch korcho mhonn dogaim manamchi
ievzonn asli mista,” ghorant bhitor sortata Lapitan
mevnenk vicharlem,

“Na re my brother-in-law,” Lapitachea polleak beij
divn tem fuddem uloilem, “mhojo bazaar sompoun ghora
ievnk bhair sorlelim tedna tuji bail bosichi vatt
polloit asli. Tika hanvem mhojea scooter-icher lift
dili.”

“Tuje upkar. Bosin ail’lem zalear apun khup tokhlam
mhonn kagal (complaint) korchelem manam tem tugelem .
Chear annachea bazarak bara anneache nokre tagele”

Hem aikun Lapitachi bail chavoli ani bazarantle tras
ghovachea samkara ugtte korun mhonnlem

“Bazarant keddnaim tori tuvem paim ghala re? 
Bazarachi survat ekea zagear savn dusrea vathorar heo
voznadik theleo ghevn pavtta mhollear jiv somptta.” 

“Tujea manachem aikolam nhoi? Ekdom tokhlam tem. Atam
poi tache nokre. Bazaracheo theleo mhojea paim morean
marleat ani kule orxe korun sofar addvem poddlam.
Tannem sangchea adim tujea thaim vichartam. Thondd
pievnk haddchem vo gorom coffee korunk udok chulir
dovorchem?”

“Hanvenuch freezint vhochun tan bhagoilear bori,”
Kuznantlea dixen vetana Lalitan mhonnlem.

“Bazarant kosli masli asli?” Lapitan, bailek vichar
kelo

“Pamplitam. Xembor rupian joddi. Marog mhonn ghettlim
nant”

“Mas koslem ghettlam. Pork, beef, mutton?”

“Masui ghettlem nam”

“Donui theleanim, kitem bhorun haddlam tor?”   

“Tazi torkari.”

“Toklen pisoulam kitem? Aiz Sonvar….”

“Kalchea ‘Navhind Times’ disalear nodor marunk visorla
astolo tum.”

“Paperar  ietleo bhatmeo mhojem pott bori nant.”

“Bholaiki koxe toren samballchi tem vachpeank
xikoita.”

“Itli khas bholaikechi bhatmi? Kosli tor ti?”

“Bhitorlea panar vachunk melltta. Eat more vegetables
to stay healthy. Apollo Victor hospitalantle mhuki
therapeutic endoscopist, Dr. Jose Filipe Alvares-an,
Goemkaranim odik torkari khavnchi ani zata titlem
zonovoramchem mas kavpachem unnem korchem mhonn sol’lo
(advised) dila. Goemkaranim soro chodd promann savop
(consumption) korop odik Kristi somudae modem vosta,
ani diverticular rog zaun amtkodek burak poddtta
mhonn, dotor baban husko porgotaila.” 

“Anink kitem sangpachem urlam?”  Bholaikeche voir
subeij uloitele bailek, Lapitaan vicharlem.

“Halinch zalelea International Journal of
Cardiology-chea obheasa pormonnem, Bharotant
kallzachea atakan morpi choddan chodd ankddo
Goenkaramcho asa khoim. Dekhunuch aiz thavn ghorant
zonnovoramchim masam aschi nant. Fokot torkari ani
masli. Torkari mhonnchem tuka ek vik mhonn, mhaka bhes
bori khobor asa. Punn kitem korum? Ghov tum mhogelo.
Vaitt-borem hanvemnuch bhogchem poddtelem,”
bholaikecho husko dakhoun Lapitachea bailen mhonnlem
ani  thoim lagsar asleleo theleo ghevn kuznant geli.

“Mhaka naka torkari. Tujea sangatak soptahaesh.
(weekend) sarlelo zai tor tuvem kitem tori korchem
poddtelem, na tor hanv…..” 

“Kitem kortolo? Hotelantlem khanna katlo nhoi? Kitlo
temp khatlo? Iad na tuka? Fattlea atthvodeant  Dr.
Bicaji Ganecar amkam gavlolo tedna, tuji bhair sorleli
dolli pollevn tannem tuka chorbichem mas, telan-tupan
tollil’leo vostu khavpak xiddkaillolo to?”

“Mhojea bhair soril’lea pottar vota tem bed-ir tras
zatat distat tuka.”

“Hanv ghombir uloitam. Tujem pochpochit ulovnnem naka
mhaka.” 

Lapit-achea bailen bazarant thavn haddil’lo vostu
kuznantlea mezar pathlaileo. Vividh torechi
bhaji-pallo pollevn Lapitachi tokler dhanddo marlea
vorim zalem.

“Ekach vangdda itli sogot torkari?”

“ Jevonn-khann puxttix (nutritive) ghevnchem.
Bhaji-palo khub khauncho. Hatunt satvam (vitamins)
borem asta, ani nhoi zonovaramchea masanim. Hi poi
tambddi-dhovi bhaji. Hatunt vitamin A ani B zalear
kobi, ful kobi, mullo, beatroot, gajar, shengo,
chiddki hatunt Complex C, D, E, K him mhotvachim
astat. He polle taje nab….” 

“He vathkule nab 32 size koxe distat.” Nab-achi akhar
(shape) pollevn Lapit-an aplench sanglem

“Tum khoimchea sijichi gozal korta ti zanam hanv.
Amchea fuddeant tuji mevnnim bosleli asa, na tor
sangtelim aslim kitem tem. Kan divn aik. Vaingim,
dudhi, kaakadi, gosaleanim sodium, calcium, iodine,
magnesium, potassium hea torkaren chodd proman mellta
ani purai kuddiche sandeachem toxench mendvachem kam’
bore toren zata. Aiz savn masachim nanvam tujea
tonddan ghe naka”

“Hi tuji kuznantli hukumxai mhojer thapum naka.”

“Ago manam,  phosphorus, iron osli ghottsan vo takott
mettele bhende kiteak ghettle nant?” Bhendde disti
poddunk naslelean dhaktte bhoinin vhoddle bhoinink
vichar kelo.

“Kiteak vikott ghevop?” Tuje bhoinnink borem vitamins
asa tem ghorchea bhenddeantlean mellta nhoi?” Lapit-an
mevnechi loz-bida dovorinastam mhonnlem. 

Lino B. Dourado






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