Question

Why does muni's wife tell muni, " Fast till evening, it'll do you good" in the story of the horse and two goats

Answer 1

because they store was empty and even the shopkeeper disagreed to give a credit so muni 's wife told to fast till evening and probably she would prepare something by evening. HOPE IT HELPS U

Answer 2

In horse and two goats written R.K Narayan , there was a poor old men and women living under a poor house made of bamboo thatched roof , straw and mud , etc. Fortune of Muni declined drastically in those drought days and he had to starve for luxurious food . Muni would eat salted millet cooked into a little ball along with a raw onion. He was expecting a miracle food because he craved to chew drumsticks out of sauce the same morning. Store was empty so she told Muni to get dhall , chilly , potato , mustard , gingelley , coriander and curry leaves but the shopman refused to give anything in credit so he returned home without anything . Muni blamed and slanged the shopman but couldn't cool down her wife's anger so she said him this