When Ramhet Rawat purchased a cock a fortnight ago, it was with the intention of serving it as a meal to his relatives who had come visiting.
Little did he realise that he was taking home a miracle of sorts.
Rawat, a resident of Dharkuiyyan village in Haidergarh in Barabanki district, said, “I purchased this cock for cooking. We put him under a basket and when we lifted the basket the next morning to slaughter the cock, we found he had laid an egg.”
Rawat and his family were aghast and called in the neighbours who confirmed that it was a cock and not a hen.
It was decided that they would not slaughter the it.
To everyone’s surprise, the cock again laid an egg on the third day and since then, it has been laying an egg every third day.
As the news spread, people have been coming from far and near to Ramhet’s house to see the miracle cock. Some people even worshipped the cock and offered money.
A local veterinary doctor has also seen the cock laying an egg and terms it as a miracle. “However, I would suggest that the cock should be handed over to a veterinary research institute where they can find out how this is happening. It is an unusual phenomenon and must be studied,” he said.
Ramhet is now unwilling to part with the cock, for him it is the proverbial hen that lays golden eggs. So what, if they come only on the third day.