The Curious Case of the Daily Deposit
By Lokanath Mishra
Every working day, right at 1 . 35 PM , Rohan marched into the local post office in his neatly pressed school uniform during lunch break and deposited exactly ₹300 into his savings account.
Day after day.
Same time. Same amount. Same mysterious smile.
At first, nobody noticed. But by the fifth day, curiosity started bubbling.
By the tenth day, the entire post office was quietly placing bets of their own.
Finally, on the fifteenth day, Mrs. Patnaik, the postmaster, couldn’t take it anymore.
“Rohan,” she called, adjusting her glasses, “this is highly unusual. Where are you getting ₹300 every day?”
Rohan looked around dramatically and whispered,
“Madam… can we discuss this in your office?”
Now this sounded serious.
Inside the office, Mrs. Patnaik folded her arms. “Well?”
Rohan leaned forward. “I earn it.”
“Doing what?” she asked.
“Winning bets,” he said calmly.
Mrs. Patnaik raised an eyebrow. “What kind of bets?”
Rohan smiled. “Simple ones. For example… I can bet that I can touch my right eye without using my hands.”
“That’s ridiculous,” she said instantly.
“Would you like to bet ₹300?” Rohan asked.
Mrs. Patnaik hesitated for exactly three seconds—the amount of time required for curiosity to defeat logic.
“Fine,” she said. “Show me.”
Rohan calmly leaned forward… and touched his right eye… with his left elbow.
Mrs. Patnaik blinked.
Twice.
Then sighed and handed him ₹300. “That was… clever.”
Rohan nodded politely. “Thank you, Madam.”
But as he turned to leave, he paused.
“Would you like to win your money back?”
Mrs. Patnaik narrowed her eyes. “Go on.”
“I bet,” Rohan said, “that within the next five minutes, you will personally call every staff member into this office.”
“That will never happen,” she said confidently.
“₹300?” he asked.
“Done.”
Rohan stepped outside and whispered something to Mr. Das.
Within seconds, Mr. Das gasped loudly and shouted,
“Madam! Urgent matter! Everyone, please come quickly!”
Naturally, the entire office rushed into the room.
Mrs. Patnaik stood there… surrounded… realizing what had just happened.
Rohan grinned.
“You see,” he said, “I had already bet with Mr. Das that I could get everyone into your office within five minutes.”
Mr. Das burst out laughing.
Mrs. Patnaik tried to stay serious… but failed.
Soon, the entire office was laughing, including her.
Ending:
From that day on, Rohan became a legend in the post office.
Not for tricking people—but for reminding everyone that a little cleverness, a little laughter, and a little harmless mischief can make even the most ordinary place… unforgettable.
And yes—he still deposited ₹300 every day.
But now, everyone knew exactly why.