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saiqa  remembered her  khala aunt's  advice, that  to  enjoy  life  fully  one  must  not  learn to  do  menial  work  , like  her  mother  had  then she  spent  her  life  cooking , washing  and  serving  others  to  keep  them happy, khala  learnt  nothing  and  was  the  queen of  her  family  , others  tried  to  keep her  happy  by  doing  things  for  her , so  there  was no need  for  her  to  learn to  cook new  dishes, her  own daughters  were  perfectly  useless at  kitchen