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Cities that looked like Europe from the sky now looking like the Pacific
PHOTO: RAJIB RAIHAN
MAHBUB ALAM MUNNA
Once one of the greatest actors of our galaxy compared the cities of Chapasthan with those of Europe. He was so overawed by the celestial appearance of his country’s cities that he could not resist rating European cities lower.
“I would invite those foreigners to come and visit us, and dare them to make a city like ours in the coming fifty years,” the actor said at a road rally, while wholeheartedly promoting his all-time blockbuster movie named “Sycophant”.
Emperors of different states of Chapasthan echoed the actor’s tales.
“Our country looks like Europe from the sky, I mean aeroplane,” they said.
After hearing all the hype, Europeans became eager to visit Chapasthan, as they were expecting to witness the elegance of “better than Europe”.
They set out for the journey and when they entered Chapasthan airspace, and heard the pilot announce that their descent was about to begin, they were shocked.
Hearing the panic in the cabin, one of the pilots came out of the cockpit.
A European tourist asked, “How come such a seasoned pilot like you made this mistake? You were supposed to take us to Chapasthan, but look below, where are we now? We are in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, man!”
“We were supposed to enjoy the beauty of Chapasthan, but you tricked us and brought us over the ocean,” another visitor said in despair.
“Sir, we are exactly where we were supposed to be. Check your GPS! This is the sky over Chapasthan,” the pilot assured everyone.
The plane landed and the visitors came out with their cameras so that they could feed their newly-opened YouTube channels. It had rained for just 10 minutes and once out of the airport, they found it to be impossible to cross the road without a boat.
They hailed a rickshaw, but soon the rickshaw-puller along with the rickshaw vanished underwater. The Europeans had no option but to swim.
“Had I known this, I would have brought my yacht,” one of the visitors said just after swimming to a roadside shop.
“I went on a trip to the Pacific Ocean several times and even swam there, but didn’t feel as helpless as I do here. This is more like an ocean than a city,” another visitor said after drinking a mouthful of undrinkable water.
One of them talked to a local Chapasthani. When asked how people live here in the water just like small Islanders, Reeaaz, a local swimmer, said, “Rain invaded us just like Russia did to Ukraine. I am asking you to spend a few more days here. We are praying for the rain to stop. Once the water is gone, we will welcome you to Chapasthan, better than Europe.”
The visitors also wanted to meet the actor and the emperors, whose words influenced them to come here. Calling the actor, the visitors said, “Sir, we came from Europe to see your Europe. But it looks more like the Pacific now. What were you boasting about?”
The actor, understanding the situation, said, “Sorry, no engles, only European,” and swam away.
The plane landed and the visitors came out with their cameras so that they could feed their newly-opened YouTube channels. It had rained for just 10 minutes and once out of the airport, they found it to be impossible to cross the road without a boat.