Next day, Hasan finds that all three ladies have cut the additional length of the trouser and it is up to his knees. He irons his trouser and leaves it in the cupboard. Hasan goes to his shop, cuts the additional length and stitches the trousers with his shoe makers needle. In the beginning, all three his mother, his wife and his daughter inform him that they are busy. His mother informs Hasan that she has to pray for the deceased members of his family. He requests the three of them to fit his trousers. Hasan reaches home and delivers the gifts to his family members. The shopkeeper advices Hasan that he can get the trouser fitted by any member of his family. When he measures that trouser, he finds that it is fit on his body but the three fingers longer for him. The shopkeeper informs Hasan that all trousers have been sold except one. When he reaches the men’s clothes shop to buy a trouser for himself. In the market, he buys a floral kurta for his wife, four coloured ribbons for his married daughter, one shawl for his mother. New Patches for Old by Barbara K Walker, illustrator Harold Bernson- The Book narrates the story of Hasan, a shoe maker who closes his shop early because festival vacations are about to begin and he has to shop for his family members.
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