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A conversation with a flower seller |
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| A conversation about buying flowers from a woman flower seller. These are sold fresh from shikaras, which go from houseboat to houseboat. There are also a few shops which sell flowers. In the city, a vegetable seller keeps seasonal flowers, such as lotuses and marigolds, which are used by the Kashmiri Pandits for the morning prayers. |
Flower seller: Would you like to buy (some) flowers, sir? 
Ashok: Yes, what kind of flowers do you have? 
Flower seller: (Here) you see (I have) roses, lotuses, and narcissi. 
Ashok: Are these flowers fresh? 
Flower seller: Yes, sir, these are absolutely fresh flowers. You may see (for yourself). 
Ashok: All right. How much are roses? 
Flower seller: The roses are two rupees a bouquet. 
Ashok: What price are lotuses and narcissi? 
Flower seller: A bouquet of lotuses or narcissi is one rupee. 
Ashok: All right, give me (some) roses and (some) lotuses. 
Flower seller: (Do you want) red or yello roses? 
Ashok: (Not yellow) red ones. 
Flower seller: Here, please take them. 
Ashok: How much money will that be? 
Flower seller: Three rupees. 
Ashok: I have a five rupee bill. 
Flower seller: That is all right. I have change. 
Ashok: All right, (I hope you will) come again tomorrow. |
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