Sasuee confided the secret of her heart to her friend who went and informed about
the situation to her father so that both may be married. Mohammed the washer
man sternly refused, saying “he does not belong to our caste”. Her friend was privy
to the deep attachment of Sasuee and to counter that objection said, “He is from
our caste”. On hearing this Mohammed wanted to test Punhoon and gave him a
sackful of clothes to wash. Punhoon was not a washer man. In his desperation he
tore all the clothes that were given to him for washing. Seeing this Sasuee
suggested to him to put one gold coin in every piece of cloth and give it to the
owners. On getting a gold coin no one would complain. Punhoon followed her
advice and this strategy succeeded. This convinced Mohammed that Punhoon
was washer man indeed! Sasuee and Punhoon both were married with befitting
pomp. Before marriage he got an undertaking from Punhoon that he would stay in
Bambhor only.
Chunro a brother of Punhoon who was with him tried his best to dissuade him but
miserably failed. He returned back to Kich Makran and related the entire episode
to his father, Jaam Aari who sent his special messenger to Punhoon telling him if did
not return immediately he would die in his separation. When messenger reached
Bambhor he found Punhoon washing clothes along with other washer men. He
pleaded with Punhoon to return but to no avail. Ultimately Punhoon’s brothers
Chunro, Hotu, and Notu consoled their distraught father and promised to bring
Punhoon back.
When all the three brothers reached Bambhor they were received by all the
warmth by Sasuee and Punhoon. They were lavishly entertained with choicest food
and wines. One day while Sasuee was asleep and brothers were reveling
Punhoon’s brothers’ conspired to intoxicate him to the extent of unconsciousness.
Thus in this state they took Punhoon away on the back of fast running camels.
Next day early morning when Sasuee woke up she did not find Punhoon. On
enquiring she came to know that Punhoon’s brothers had carried him away during
the night. She became inconsolable. Her parents as well as her friends tried to calm
her down. Separation from Punhoon was unbearable for her. She abandoned
everything and set out in pursuit of her beloved Punhoon.
In her pursuits through difficult terrain she would some times blame herself for
sleeping and some times her brother in laws who had treacherously abducted
Punhoon and some time she bemoaned her luck! In the words of Shah Latif:
All are enemies, camels, camel men and brother in laws,
Fourth enemy is wind that removed the foot prints of Punhoon,
Fifth enemy is sun which delayed its setting,
Sixth enemy is sky which did not make travel easy,
Seventh enemy is moon which did not shine longer,
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