Summary of the story - "The Kaafal Is Ripe".
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KAFAL
Kafal is a very popular fruit of hilly region of uttarakhand. It grows on trees and the average tree sizes are smaller than mangoes. The fruit itself is very small in size than mango. You can think the size of a kafal almost similar to almond. The completely ripen kafal has dark red or blackish color and it tastes amazingly sweet. The half ripen has pinkish color and taste sour and sweet.
Kafal found in the hilly region which are high in altitude. Hight altitude (top of maountain) region has low temperature so they are relatively cold in comparison of the low altitude (valley,bottom of mountain) regions. Since kafal grows in the cold regions which is not favorable for mangoes so mangoes and kaafal are not found in the same region.
Kumaon region is mainly known for this fruit. Ranikhet, Almora and Nainital districts are well known for kafal. In local kumaon language this fruit is called ‘kaafo‘.
Kafal is picked from a dozen-meter long wild trees during May and June. Kafal trees are found on hills of Nepal and Northern India, between the altitudes of one and two thousand meters above sea level. Kafal changes to reddish purple color ellipsoid-shape fruit at its maturity. In scientific journals, kafal is mostly called Myrica esculenta, but also referred as Myrica integrifolia and Myrica nagi. In ancient Sanskrit language, kafal is often called Kaiphala or Katphala, and believed to have a medicinal property.
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Uttrakhand, the land of Gods gives birth to a revitalizing fruit called Kafal, containing a variety of qualities it draws the attention of people easily. There is a very soulful story behind this fruit which may bring tears to your eyes. The Kafal is said to keep the human body young and fit forever.
Down in the village of Uttrakhand, a poor lady used to reside with her small daughter, both of them were the only support for each other. A small share of land was merely the only source of earning for them, which could hardly pay them off for their living.
As in the summers the Bayberries used to ripe the woman would immensely turn happy because she would find it another and better source of income, so she would walk into the jungle and pluck a bucket full of Kafal to sell them in the market to lower the problems of the family. It once so happened that at the time of morning the lady brought a bucket full of Kafal to home as she had to go to fetch some food for her animals and thought to sell her fruits in the evening. She summoned her daughter and asked her to keep her eyes on the fruit and not to eat them until she returned from the jungle. She also promised the little girl to give Kafal to her to eat once after she returned from the jungle.
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