Gaon ke ek chote se mandir ke aangan mein shadi ki rasmein abhi abhi poori hui thin. Shahnai ki awazein dheere dheere thandak pakad chuki thin, lekin vahan ke mahaul mein ek ajeeb sa bhari pan aur sannaata chhaya hua tha.

Meera, jo abhi sirf bees saal ki ek nazuk, gori aur behad khubsurat ladki thi, laal jode mein kaanpte hue ek patthar ki bench par baithi thi.