Epic Stories Library

Chapter 1: The Gears of London In 1897, the smog-choked alleys of London hid more than thieves—they hid Emmeline Vance , a tinkerer who could hear the songs of mechanical birds. Her sparrow, Argent , hadn’t chirped in weeks. Not since the Night of Silent Gears... "Wind it clockwise, three half-turns," whispered the pawnshop owner, sliding Emmeline a cog-shaped key. "But beware—the Songsmiths hunt those who revive the old music." Key Elements: 🏭 Setting : Gaslit Victorian London with sentient machines ⚙️ Conflict : Guilds suppressing forbidden technology 💡 Hook : Argent’s song contains a map to the "Gearworks Cathedral" Decipher the Song’s Secret The melody pointed to St. Dunstan-in-the-East —a church ruined in the Great Fire, now a guild stronghold.

 Take a closer look… It was October 1973, during the holy month of Ramadan, and Israel was unleashing devastation upon the Palestinians. Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, made an extraordinary decision—he dispatched 16 highly trained Pakistan Air Force pilots to assist in the war against Israel. This mission was extremely secretive. The pilots were informed that if they were martyred or captured, the Pakistani government would not take responsibility for them. Bhutto had already taken Syrian President Hafez al-Assad into confidence and shared the entire plan with him. The Pakistani pilots first secretly arrived in Baghdad, and then were moved covertly to the Dumayr military airbase near Damascus. Of the 16, eight brave Pakistani pilots were sent on to Egypt. The Syrian Air Force assigned the Pakistani unit the identity of Squadron 67A, and exactly 36 hours after Bhutto’s decision, the Pakistani pilots were in the cockpits of old Soviet-made MiG-21 F-13 aircraft. The c...

 In a village, there lived a veiled woman  whose demand was that she would marry someone who would keep her veiled  a young man agreed to the marriage on this condition  the two got married. Time passed until they had a son.  one day the husband said that I work in the fields all day. I have to come home to eat, which is a waste of time, you should take the food to the fields for me  the wife agreed.  as time passed, another son was born  to which the husband said that it is difficult to live now, you will have to join me in the fields  thus she went from veiled to semi-veil  and on the birth of the third son, her husband brought her to complete veiling  time passed until the children grew up  one day, sitting like this, the husband started laughing  the wife asked the reason  he said that when she was older, you used to wear veils, but finally your veil was removed. What is the difference between veil and nakedness?...

  "The Hidden History of ‘Dhobi Ka Kutta’: Unraveling the Misunderstood Proverb & Its Ancient Roots"   **The Surprising Origin of “Dhobi Ka Kutta”: It Was Never About a Dog!**   The proverb **“Dhobi ka kutta, na ghar ka na ghaat ka”** (The washerman’s dog belongs neither to the home nor the riverbank) is commonly used to describe someone or something that doesn’t fit anywhere. For generations, the word **“kutta”** (dog) was taken literally, conjuring imagery of a stray dog torn between two places. However, recent linguistic and historical insights reveal a startling twist: the phrase was *never* about a dog at all!   ### The Misinterpretation: How “Kutta” Stole the Spotlight   The confusion stems from a linguistic evolution. The original word was **“katka”** (कत्का or کتکہ), referring to a **heavy wooden bat** or paddle used by washermen (*dhobis*) to beat clothes clean at riverbanks (*ghats*). Over time, “katka” morphed into “kutta” (कुत...