Noora, The Wrestler

 

  Title: Noora, The Wrestler 

   Author: Sahil Sharifdin Bhat 

Subtitle: The Tale of the Trickster Champions

Prologue: In many towns and small villages two wrestlers were very famous—Noora, a clever quick woman and Afzal Khan, a strong proud man. People thought they were enemies in the ring. But in truth they were husband and wife and their real sport was fooling people to earn money.

 Act One: The Great Announcement

One hot afternoon Afzal Khan stood in the middle of a village square beating a loud drum.

“Come one, come all,” he shouted. “Today the famous match will happen—Noora the Wrestler against Afzal Khan! The winner gets one hundred gold coins. The loser must leave the village.”

People came running from all directions. Some placed bets. Others collected coins. Noora stood quietly on one side smiling while Afzal Khan twisted his moustache proudly.

 Act Two: The Fake Fight

The field was packed. Noora and Afzal Khan stood tall facing each other.

Afzal threw a strong punch and Noora fell to the ground breathing heavily.

“Afzal Khan is unbeatable!” someone shouted.

But the next week in another village the story changed. This time Noora lifted Afzal and dropped him like a stone.

“Noora is not just a woman—she is a storm,” a fan cried.

In every new village they swapped winners. The matches were full of drama and fake speeches. The gold kept pouring in. No one knew the fights were only stories.

 Act Three: The Clever Boy’s Secret

But one boy noticed the lies.

Haider Ali, a sharp village lad, followed the wrestlers one night. From behind a broken door he saw them laughing together and counting gold.

“They are not enemies. They are partners in trickery,” he whispered.

Next day just as the crowd gathered again Haider Ali shouted,

“Stop the show! These two are lying. They are husband and wife fooling us all.”

 Final Act: Truth Hurts

The crowd froze. Whispers turned to shouting.

Afzal lowered his eyes.

“We did it to survive,” he said softly.

Noora’s voice shook.

“We had no other way to earn.”

But this time the crowd was in mood to forgive. 

Noora as well as Afzal Khan were torn to pieces  by  their angry fans. 

    { Curtain Falls}