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| Element | Summary | |---------|----------| | | മുതലാളി മായം (Muthalāli Māyam – “The Chief’s Illusion”) | | Length | 372 words (including footnote) | | Plot | 1. Setting – A bustling village market in Kozhikode (early 1970s). 2. Characters – Muthalāli (village chief), Kutti (young tailor), Kutti’s wife , and the village priest . 3. Conflict – The chief boasts that no one can out‑wit him. Kutti pretends to be a sorcerer, promising to make the chief’s wealth disappear unless he pays a tiny fee. 4. Climax – Kutti performs a simple trick (covers the chief’s purse with a cloth; the chief thinks it vanished). 5. Resolution – The chief pays the fee, realizing his own gullibility. The story ends with the proverb “മുഴക്കം ചുറ്റി വേദി ഇല്ല” (“Pride makes the mind blind”). | | Key Themes | • Hubris vs. Humility • Folklore of “Māyam” (illusion) as social commentary • Role of the artisan (tailor) as a subversive voice | | Literary Devices | – Alliteration : “മുത്തമുണ്ടാക്കുന്ന മുത്തപ്പന്‍” – Hyperbole : The chief’s claim “മൊത്തം ലോകം എന്റെ കൈയില്‍” (the whole world is in my hand) – Idiomatic Proverbs (explained in the footnote) | | Footnote (Extra‑Quality) | Provides the origin (recorded in Thalassery 1968), cultural context (chief‑tailor rivalry), and a glossary entry for the word “മായം” (illusion, both magical & metaphorical). | | Illustration | A black‑white sketch of the chief’s market stall, printed on the opposite side (page 1015). The artist is K. V. Rajan , a noted folk illustrator. | Conflict – The chief boasts that no one can out‑wit him

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