How do we honor the innocence of Akkana without suffering her fate?
Akkana did not scream or fight. Instead, she went to the village Panchayat (council of elders). The head of the Panchayat was a pompous but well-meaning old man. Akkana filed a complaint: "Honorable elders, my pot of rice has been stolen." Akkana Tullu Kannada Story
The elders were confused. They had no forensic evidence. That is when Akkana employed her legendary wit. She said, "I do not ask you to search the houses. I only ask for a grain of justice. The goddess of this village once told me in a dream that whoever steals rice will find that the rice will sing when placed in boiling water." How do we honor the innocence of Akkana
But the neighbor turned pale. She knew that Akkana was feared for her knowledge of mantras (spells). Nervous, the neighbor ran back to her house, grabbed the pot, and threw it into the village pond to destroy the evidence. The head of the Panchayat was a pompous