Implicit Obedience
“Laughter and Irony Unfold at the Tirupur Shandy: Vellayan and His Dog’s Comedic Debacle.”
Vellayan led his dog to the weekly shandy in Tirupur. “This dog here will obey all commands! No matter how challenging the task you give him, he’ll carry it out just as you order! Any takers?” he shouted at the top of his voice.
Soon, a crowd gathered around him as he repeated his enthusiastic claims about his dog. One man from the crowd stepped forward and asked, “If he is so good and obedient, then why do you want to sell him?”
“What shall I say to that?” Vellayan responded, though his enthusiasm waned. “Last night, thieves entered my house. He obeyed all their commands. They told him not to bark and instructed him to fetch a rope to tie me and my wife. They even gave him a lantern, which he held in his mouth and used to show them around. I’ve lost everything except this dog. That’s why I want to get rid of him!”
The crowd burst into hearty laughter at Vellayan’s predicament, finding humor in the irony of the situation.