Mint - Menta - पुदीना

Schio, Italy: Walking, we had come a long way from home. When we reached a small canal, my wife told me that her aunt used to live near that place and as a child she used to play there. There was an old bridge there, she told me, I will just go and take a look at it. I didn't think that it was a good idea with all those plants and bushes, there was hardly a path there for walking. But she did not listen to me and went in to see that bridge, that is closed now. The canal bank was full of mint plants, so she collected some of it, saying when we reach home, we shall make some fresh mint chutney!

स्कीओ, इटलीः घूमते घूमते हम दोनो बहुत दूर निकल आये थे. एक छोटी सी नहर के पास पहुँचे तो मेरी पत्नी बोली कि उस तरफ़ उसकी मौसी रहती थी और बचपन में वह उस जगह पर खेलने आती थी. बोली कि वहाँ एक छोटा सा पुराना पुल भी होता था, कि मैं उसे देख कर आती हूँ. मैंने कहा कि क्यों बेकार इस झाड़ झँखाड़ में घुसोगी, ठीक से रास्ता नहीं है, रहने दो. लेकिन वह नहीं मानी और उस पुराने पुल को देख कर ही मानी जो अब बन्द कर दिया गया है. नहर के किनारे बहुत सा पुदीना लगा था, उसने कुछ पुदीना ले लिया कि घर चल कर पुदीने की चटनी बनायेंगे!

Schio, Italia: Camminando eravamo venuti lontani da casa. Quando siamo arrivati ad un vecchio canale, mia moglie raccontò che una sua zia abitava da quelle parti e che da bambina, lei veniva là spesso per giocare. C'era un vecchio ponte sul canale, vado a vederlo, mi disse. Secondo me, andare in mezzo a quelle piante e cespugli non era una buona idea. Comunque, lei non mi ascoltò e andò a vedere quel vecchio ponte, ora chiuso al pubblico. Lungo il canale cresceva molta menta, lei ne raccolse un po' per fare il chutney di menta a casa.

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