the astrologer forefathers were farmers
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The main character (protagonist) in this story is the astrologer (fortune teller) who spent his early life in a village, but later shifted to a town. The astrologer's forefathers (ancestors) were farmers, but he could not continue the same occupation. He had to leave home and shift to a town where he married and settled permanently. Why he left his village is a suspense which gets cleared in the end. In fact, he had no knowledge of astrology but with clever guessing and some knowledge of human psychology he surprised his clients (customers). His clients were pleased and astonished with his words.
He knew no more of what was going to happen to himself next minute. He was as much a stranger to the stars as were his innocent customers. Yet he said things which pleased and astonished everyone: that was more a matter of study, practice, and shrewd guesswork.
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The astrologer did his business under a huge tamarind tree which was on a pathway running through the Town Hall Park area. It was a remarkable place in many ways with a variety of traders and vendors doing their business- medicine sellers, sellers of stolen hardware, magicians and above all the auctioneer of cheap cloth and the vendor of fried groundnut who shouted loudly (vociferous) all day to attract the customers.
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His personality
The Astrologer presented himself very attractively. He smeared his forehead with holy ash and applied vermillion (Kumkum). He had bright shining eyes that made his clients believe that he was really a great fortune teller. (Actually, he was totally ignorant about the science of astrology) He had dark whiskers (moustache). He wound a saffron- coloured turban around his head. Due to his appearance people were highly attracted to him just as bees are attracted to sweet smelling flowers like Cosmos and Dahlia.
Astrologer
The astrologer's bag
The astrologer kept his apparatus (paraphernalia): cowrie shells, mystic charts, palmyra writings, notebook etc. in his bag.
Cowrie Shells
cowrie shells
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