On another occasion, Baba noticed a magician strolling by their house and, just for fun, called him inside to demonstrate his magic. The magician said he wanted a boy, and Meherwan stepped forward. The magician very softly whispered in his ears, "Now when I clap, stop speaking, and when I clap again, talk!" He then announced to all: "I will now use my magic on this child whereby his tongue will be rendered useless."
Mumbling some incantation, the magician waved his wand over Meherwan, clapped and said to the audience, "Now if you wish to ask him anything, ask, but he won't be able to answer." Everyone questioned Meherwan, but he kept quiet. Baba too asked him something; still he did not reply.
The magician clapped, and Meherwan began speaking.
When the show was over and the man had left, Baba asked Meherwan, "Why couldn't you speak?"
Meherwan said, "The magician told me not to speak!"
All had a good laugh at his disclosure, but Baba insisted, "No, no, he hypnotized you and prevented you from talking!"
Meherwan persisted, "No, Baba, really, he told me not to speak!"
At 5:00 A.M. on Tuesday, 26 May 1942, Baba and the women departed in hired buses for Rishikesh, where they remained for a month. The men mandali also accompanied him, except for Vishnu and Gustadji, who stayed in Dehra Dun.
In Dehra Dun, there was a sweeper's daughter named Munni who was very, very poor.
The women mandali wanted to give her some of their old clothes, but Baba forbade it, remarking, "I will dress her in the finest clothes."
At the time none could grasp the significance of Baba's words. But when he was about to leave for Rishikesh, he expressed his wish to take Munni with him. Her mother, however, did not consent, despite much persuasion. So Baba left, and soon after, Munni suddenly fell ill. When Baba found out he wrote to Vishnu to see that proper medical treatment was given to the girl. Vishnu admitted her to a hospital where she was well looked after. But within a few days, Munni passed away. Only then did her mother repent for not sending her with Baba to Rishikesh.