fact or fiction
Is it a fact or is it merely fiction? Fact or Fiction explores relationship myths and truths to get your head out of the clouds and back into romantic reality.
The star marked Bull
Harkey, one of the members of the landlord Major Ba (Ba: Father as a respect in Nepali and Major his army title, now retired)’s big family was the first to notice the birth of Tarey (meaning one with star, reference to star mark on its forehead) by its mother Ratu (the Red one, name of the cow) on the wee hours of the dawn. Major Ba was such an encouraging father figure that he wanted to give something extra on his work compared to Mailo or Birkhey who were also domestic helpers of Major Ba. That is why, even Majorni Ama (Wife of Major Ba) complains less about his work; a workhorse herself and difficult to please strict personality. He always was the first to wake up in the Major Ba’s extended family of 13 with 4 helpers. As he had seen labor pain and birth by many cows before, he knew some of the nitty gritty of facilitating birth in case of some anomalies. For Ratu, it was her third time giving birth. She had given birth to two baby cows before, who were members of the illustrious cow family of Major Ba. It was a very short labor this time and he need not interfere. After few minutes, when the newborn stood on its own, seeing the male sex of the newborn calf, Harkey told to himself, “You are possibly guest for a year”.
By Prabin Raut5 years ago in Humans
Mustering in the red dirt
When I was 16, my family bought a cattle station 10 hours drive from Melbourne in the heart of the Australian outback. It was 40,000 acres which may seem enormous, but by outback standards, it was a small property and only viable if you had other properties or businesses.
By Carla Cram5 years ago in Humans
You Are Beautiful
The heat stroke Emlyn had suffered caused more damage than she originally thought. The symptoms were mild at first: confusion, headache, flushed skin. She thought it was just a mild sunburn, but her skin was feverish and she fluctuated between sweating and feeling too dry. Maybe she'd trained too hard, pushed herself too hard.
By Nicole Deviney5 years ago in Humans
Stephanie Says
Haunted by the consistent beeps and noises that sweep through my mind: Stephanie is still there. She was so angry that night in 1995, and it’s still hard to wrap my mind around the accident! Sitting by my best friend in a comatose state, and staring at you Janie, as you tell me the story….
By Angela Campagna5 years ago in Humans
