The really like story of Sassi and Pannu is a Sindhi folk tale written by Abdul Latif Bhittai.
The story begins with Sassi, the daughter of King Adam Khan of Bhambore. At her birth, the astrologers predicted that she was a curse for the royal family’s prestige. The king ordered that the child be put in a wooden chest with a ‘taweez’ (amulet) tied on her neck and thrown into the river Chenab. The chest was noticed floating by Atta, a poor washer man. The washer man believed that the child was a blessing from God and took her house and adopted her as his child. A lot of years passed by and the king did not have yet another kid. He decided to marry again. He had heard the tales of the beauty of Sassi so he summoned her to the palace.
Sassi was still wearing the amulet, which the queen mother had put about her neck. The king recognized his daughter instantly on seeing the amulet. The pent-up sufferings of the parents flowed into tears. They wanted their lost youngster to return to the palace and bring joy and brightness to their lives. Nonetheless, Sassi refused and preferred to reside in the property where she had grown up.
Sassi did not go to the palace but the king presented her with abundant gifts, lands and gardens where she could grow and blossom like a flower. As all the uncommon items of the world have been inside her reach, she wanted to acquire information and sent for learned teachers and scholars. She produced sincere efforts to improve her expertise. During this time, she heard about the trader from Gajni, who had a garden with a monument, the inner portion of which was enriched with exquisite paintings. When Sassi visited the place to provide her tributes and admire the rich art, she instantly fell in love with a painting, which was a masterpiece of heavenly creation. This was the portrait of Prince Pannu, the son of King Ali Hoot of Kech.
Sassi became desperate to meet Pannu, so she issued an order that any businessman coming from Kech ought to be presented ahead of her. There was a flutter inside the organization community as this news spread. Someone informed Pannu about Sassi’s really like for him. He disguised himself as a businessman and came to meet Sassi. They each fell in really like at the initial sight.
Pannu’s brothers created an enmity for Sassi. They followed him. On reaching the town, they saw the marriage celebrations of Sassi and Pannu in complete swing. They could not bear the rejoicing. That night the brothers pretended to take pleasure in and participate in the marriage celebrations and forced Pannu to drink liquor. When he was dead drunk, the brothers carried him on a camel’s back and returned to their hometown.
The next morning when Sassi realized that she was cheated. She became mad with grief of separation from her lover and ran barefoot towards the city of Kech. She had to cross miles of desert land. The journey did not finish. Some folks say that she was taken away by a windstorm. Some say that she was swallowed by the desert. Some also say that she was taken by flames and decreased to death.
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