When Baba was informed, he asked Kumar, "What is the remedy for this?"
Half-joking, Kumar said, "There is no other remedy than to buy the garden and let the birds eat all the fruit."
"A wonderful idea!" replied Baba enthusiastically. "Go and find out its price."
Kumar once again approached the owner, who became even more infuriated. "Have you any sense? Is this the time to sell a garden when it is full of fruit? Anyway, the fruit has already been sold to a contractor who is gradually taking away the produce."
When Baba was informed, he sent Kumar back with this message: "Tell the contractor not to take the produce gradually, but to collect it all at once."
Kumar returned. The owner dismissed Kumar with an angry wave of his hand, shouting at him to leave at once.
When Baba was told he still complained, "Somehow this racket must be stopped. I cannot sleep and it is affecting my health, my mood and my work. Something must be done."
After a few minutes, Baba said, "All of the watchmen do not make such a loud noise. It is one boy among them who is the loudest. If you bring him here and put him to work here, the problem will be solved."
Kumar left to identify the young culprit. He found him, but the boy was not convinced to give up his job. Kumar tempted him with a higher salary, but still he refused. Despite this, Kumar persisted, and at last the boy was prevailed upon and brought to Baba, who was pleased to see him.
The eighteen-year-old lad was Nepalese and did not know Hindi very well. Baba asked him his salary, and with a very funny accent he replied, " Powcheese rupiya " (instead of pacheece rupiya meaning, Rs.25).
Baba enjoyed his way of speaking Hindi and assured him, "You will get Rs.50 working here, plus food and clothing. Besides this you will be educated."
The boy was overcome with joy and Bhau was given the duty of teaching him. He was provided with cotton and woolen clothing, and all his comforts were seen to. But he now began behaving like a boss — with Bhau as his servant! Bhau's duty included making his bed, bringing his food, cleaning his dishes and generally seeing that he was happy.
Although the nightly ruckus in the garden continued, Baba now expressed no signs that he was disturbed. He loved the Nepalese boy, and his stay pleased Baba. From the day the boy moved in, Baba disregarded the noise. The boy stayed in Bhau's room and tried to learn what he was taught, but his head would ache with the least effort. A he would pronounce as aa , and he learned virtually nothing, even after two months.
Baba would call him daily and repeatedly ask, "What wages were you getting there?" and in his peculiar pronunciation he would utter, " Powcheese rupiya ," which would delight Baba and make him laugh.